HOUSE OF COMMONS · PARLIAMENT DATA
Mr David Lammy represents the Labour in the House of Commons for Tottenham. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
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The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 22 June 2000.
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UKDECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
An ITV investigation reported remarks about David Lammy attributed to a Reform mayoral candidate, triggering questions about the initial response by Nigel Farage. Reform disputes aspects of the report.
Read original reporting →As justice secretary, David Lammy appointed former home secretary Amber Rudd to lead a review of prison conditions and security, including overcrowding, drugs and drones, following a series of serious incidents.
Read original reporting →As justice secretary, Lammy warned that abandoning planned early-release arrangements for serious offenders could leave the prison system without enough places. Victims' representatives objected to the policy and ministers faced pressure to revise it.
Read original reporting →A cross-party Commons committee warned that the justice secretary's proposals to restrict defendants' right to elect jury trials could undermine confidence among black defendants. The proposals had been presented as a way to cut court backlogs.
Read original reporting →As lord chancellor, Lammy said allowing more judge-only criminal trials could help reduce delays in England and Wales, though the plans faced criticism from lawyers and civil liberties advocates.
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Mr David Lammy is listed by Parliament as a Labour MP for Tottenham, with the current Commons membership beginning 22 June 2000.
Parliamentary record →The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 15,434 votes.
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