'Get a grip, man': deputy PM clashes with Tories over mistaken release of asylum seeker

David Lammy clashed with James Cartlidge during PMQs in a heated debate over prisons and the mistaken release of asylum seeker Hadush Kebatu. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The deputy PM, who was standing in for Keir Starmer, said he had put in place the toughest checks they have ever had in prisons, after he was asked if any other asylum seekers have been accidentally released UK politics: latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/05/david-lammy-pmqs-rachel-reeves-tax-system-news-updates-uk-politics-live The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #davidlammy #asylumseekers #prison #epping #illegalimmigration