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Justice Secretary David Lammy has said an exclusive Sky News interview will be used as part of an independent inquiry into how migrant Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from prison.

The small-boat sex offender Hadush Kebatu was arrested on Sunday morning on the third day of a manhunt after he was mistakenly freed from prison.

A former Bank of England governor has criticised potential proposals for a mansion tax, saying the government lacks a "coherent strategy" on the economy.

Shoulders will have begun to fall in Number 10 today after the news broke that the convicted sex offender somehow released in error has been arrested and is back in custody.

Reform UK has defended one of its MPs who has been accused of "racism" after she complained about the number of black and Asian people in TV adverts.

The health secretary has compared the collapse of Labour's vote in the Caerphilly by-election to the party's defeat in Hartlepool in 2021 - when Sir Keir Starmer considered resigning as leader.

The UK's largest supermarkets are calling on the chancellor to exclude stores from a new business rates surtax, warning that shoppers will bear the brunt of higher prices.

A lobbying group representing UK start-ups will this week warn Rachel Reeves against a tax raid on limited liability partnerships (LLPs), arguing that it would hit the backers of Britain's most innovative companies.

Lucy Powell's had quite the political comeback. Sacked from cabinet by the prime minister but weeks ago, she's back with her own powerbase and voice at the top of the party as the deputy Labour leader.

Former Commons leader Lucy Powell has been crowned Labour's new deputy leader in a closely fought race against Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.