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News,27 Oct 2025,37 mins

How Was The Migrant Sex Offender Mistakenly Released?

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Today, the government has announced an independent investigation into how a migrant sex offender was released from prison. Speaking in the House of Commons the Justice Secretary David Lammy told mps that the release appears to have been “human error”. The Conservatives have called the mistake a “national embarrassment”. Adam and Chris are joined by HM Inspectorate of Prisons. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask ѿý Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the ѿý, listen on ѿý Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the ѿý. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Adriana Urbano. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Stephen Bailey. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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