David Lammy
| David Lammy link Everipedia Twitter Website (Barrister, politician) | |
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| Born | 19 July 1972 |
| Nationality | UK |
| Alma mater | School of Oriental and African Studies, Harvard Law School |
| Party | Labour |
English Labour Party politician, WEF/GLT/2002, publicly apologised for nominating Jeremy Corbyn Labour leader | |
David Lammy is an English Labour Party politician who was appointed UK/Foreign Secretary following Labour's landslide victory in the UK/General election/2024.[1]
On 5 September 2025, Keir Starmer appointed him Deputy Prime Minister and moved him from the FCDO to the Ministry of Justice.
Education
Born in Holloway, north London, Lammy attended The King's School, Peterborough. He studied law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and was called to the bar in 1994. He later studied for a Master of Laws degree at Harvard University, becoming the first black Briton to study at Harvard Law School.
Career
David Lammy became Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham following the 2000 Tottenham by-election,[2] and was appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary in Keir Starmer's Shadow Cabinet in November 2021.[3]
In December 2021, he apologised for nominating Jeremy Corbyn for leader at a Jewish festival.[4]
This Site has praised David Lammy in the past – particularly over his defence of the Windrush generation of UK citizens the Tories tried to deny and deport. But his latest outburst deserves no support at all. It shows that he is a two-faced fairweather friend who says only what he thinks will help him. We already have a Boris Johnson for that kind of behaviour – and it belongs in the Tory Party, not Labour.[5]
Political opinions
NATO
David Lammy is one of the biggest supporters of NATO in the House of Commons.[6]
Israeli war crimes
In November 2024, African, Caribbean and Asian Lawyers For Justice posted on X:
- Watching @DavidLammy squirm through his disingenuous answer dodging the blindingly obvious conclusion, was a masterclass in ‘erm, erm, erm’ as Labour ideology overruled common sense.
- When words fail you, maybe it’s time to rethink your position. #LeadershipMatters #AwkwardTruths[7]
- Forced displacement is a war crime. What David Lammy is describing here are war crimes.
- So why is David Lammy & the UK government continuing to support and supply the Israeli regime that's committing these war crimes?[8]
References
- ↑ Document:The Rejection of Starmerism
- ↑ "David Lammy fined over mayoral bid nuisance calls"
- ↑ "Labour reshuffle revealed as David Lammy and Yvette Cooper score top roles"
- ↑ "Labour’s David Lammy apologises for nominating Jeremy Corbyn to be leader"
- ↑ "Two-faced #DavidLammy APOLOGISES for nominating #JeremyCorbyn as #Labour leader. Voters will flee"
- ↑ https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/david-lammy/why-side-with-russia-david-lammy-grills-stop-the-war-coalition-co-founder-on-ukr/
- ↑ "Masterclass in 'erm, erm, erm'"
- ↑ "What David Lammy is describing here are war crimes"