Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended his deputy David Lammy against criticism over his handling of a mistaken prisoner release by saying it was "right" the Justice Secretary was "setting out the facts to the best of his knowledge".Sir Keir said he was "angry and frustrated" by "intolerable" wrongful prisoner releases after it emerged this week that two men were accidentally freed from HMP Wandsworth.Mr Lammy has faced scrutiny over his refusal to answer questions in the House of Commons

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended his deputy David Lammy against criticism over his handling of a mistaken prisoner release by saying it was "right" the Justice Secretary was "setting out the facts to the best of his knowledge".Sir Keir said he was "angry and frustrated" by "intolerable" wrongful prisoner releases after it emerged this week that two men were accidentally freed from HMP Wandsworth.Mr Lammy has faced scrutiny over his refusal to answer questions in the House of Commons about the release of Algerian national Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, who is still on the run.