Lammy told JD Vance his remarks about Henry Nowak were ‘wrong’ – UK politics live
The justice secretary said he spoke to the US vice president after he blamed mass immigration for Nowak’s murder Laura Kuenssberg moves onto pressing David
The justice secretary said he spoke to the US vice president after he blamed mass immigration for Nowak’s murder Laura Kuenssberg moves onto pressing David Lammy on defence after MPs warned the government’s delay in publishing the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) undermined the UK’s credibility with its allies at a time of rising global conflict threat.
The justice secretary said the UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, is meeting with allies today (when he will host Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in No 10 to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine), adding that 1,400 new defence contracts have been granted since Labour came into power in July 2024, with £270bn to be invested in defence by the next election, which must be called by August 2029.
We are all equal before the law, so that is not the starting point, but it is the case, recognising that in our country it is still the case that on arrest, on prosecution, conviction, I’m afraid, in our prisons, ethnic minorities are disproportionately in the criminal justice system. So, context can matter, but it cannot eclipse violence or the fact that we need our police to act to mitigate and deal with crimes in our communities, whatever the colour of your skin or background.
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