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Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy MP has criticised the Johnson Government for failing to implement the recommendations of his review into racial inequality, commissioned by former PM David Cameron, and strongly questioned the purpose of Boris Johnson’s new review into racial inequality. A former minister under both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and one of the leading campaigners to keep the UK in the EU, the Tottenham MP has also welcomed the reversal of the privatisation of the probation service, attacked the government’s handling of the deportation of the Windrush generation, and repeatedly criticised the Grenfell Tower inquiry. He talks to Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government. David Lammy has been the Member of Parliament for Tottenham since 2000. He has previously been Minister of Culture and Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills. In April 2020, Sir Keir Starmer appointed him to serve in the Shadow Cabinet as Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.