David Lammy
British politician
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| March 18 2025 | Told Bloomberg that it was a 'matter for the court' to decide if Israel had breached international law, following public disagreement with Keir Starmer's office over his previous statement. |
| March 17 2025 | Stated in the House of Commons that Israel's 16-day blockade of humanitarian supplies into Gaza was a 'breach' of international law, marking the first such statement by a UK Government member. |
| March 9 2025 | Lammy condemned massacres of Syrian minorities by pro-government fighters, calling on the Syrian transitional government to protect all Syrians and establish a path to transitional justice. |
| 2024 | Re-elected as MP with a decreased vote share of 57.5% and a decreased majority of 15,434. |
| November 2024 | Affirmed the UK's commitment to implement the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza, taking a strong stance that differed from France's position. |
| September 2024 | Described himself as a 'liberal, progressive Zionist' and opposed a full arms embargo on Israel. |
| September 19 2024 | Sparked a diplomatic row with Armenia through controversial remarks about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in a blog post, drawing criticism for his characterization of the situation. |
| August 14 2024 | Met with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in London to discuss UK-Saudi partnership, focusing on shared defence, economic, and security interests. |
| July 2024 | Appointed Foreign Secretary after Labour's victory in the general election. |
| July 14 2024 | Visited Israel, met with families of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, and called for a conditional ceasefire. He also announced the resumption of British funding to UNRWA after receiving assurances of its neutrality. |
| July 13 2024 | Lammy publicly condemned the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, notably contrasting with his previous critical statements about Trump from 2018. |
| July 5 2024 | David Lammy was appointed Foreign Secretary by Keir Starmer and began his first international diplomatic trip, meeting counterparts in Poland, Germany, and Sweden to discuss issues including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war. |
| May 2024 | Visited Washington D.C., spoke at the Hudson Institute, describing himself as a 'good Christian' and 'small-c conservative' with common cause with the U.S. Republican Party. |
| April 2024 | Concluded his weekly Sunday show on LBC radio. |
| November 19 2023 | Visited Israel and met with Israeli president Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. |
| October 2023 | Commented on the IDF bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp, stating the strike was ethically wrong but potentially legally justifiable. |
| January 2023 | Visited Northern Ireland with Shadow Secretary Peter Kyle and Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Jenny Chapman, visiting Foyle Port to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol. |
| 2022 | Began as a stand-in presenter on LBC, hosting a weekly Sunday show from 10 am to 1 pm. |
| October 2022 | David Lammy publicly called for a full investigation into an alleged security breach by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, criticizing her judgement and questioning her reinstatement after being previously sacked. |
| August 2022 | An inquiry found he had inadvertently breached the MPs' code of conduct, for which he apologized to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner. |
| February 7 2022 | Ambushed with Keir Starmer by protesters while leaving Parliament, leading to subsequent discussions about political tensions and threats. |
| December 2021 | Described the persecution of Uyghurs in China as 'genocide'. |
| November 2021 | Promoted to Shadow Foreign Secretary in Shadow Cabinet reshuffle. |
| April 2021 | Played a critical role in bringing to light the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's failure to properly commemorate non-white soldiers, leading to an official apology from Prime Minister Boris Johnson. |
| 2020 | Re-featured on the 100 Great Black Britons list and published his second book 'Tribes', exploring social division and belonging. |
| December 30 2020 | Voted for the Brexit deal negotiated by Boris Johnson's Government. |
| October 2020 | Comic Relief announced they would stop sending celebrities to Africa for fundraising films, adopting a more authentic approach by using local filmmakers and avoiding stereotypical imagery of African people. |
| April 2020 | Endorsed Keir Starmer in the Labour leadership election and appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice after Starmer's election as Labour leader. |
| 2019 | Re-elected as MP with a decreased vote share of 76% and a decreased majority of 30,175. |
| November 10 2019 | Broadcast Channel 4 documentary 'The Unremembered: Britain's Forgotten War Heroes', revealing the lack of commemoration for African soldiers in World War I. |
| April 2019 | Controversially compared the European Research Group to Nazis and proponents of South African apartheid, later stating his comparison was 'not strong enough'. |
| March 2019 | Red Nose Day broadcast donations fell by £8 million, marking the lowest fundraising amount since 2007, with some attributing this decline to Lammy's critical comments. |
| February 2019 | Lammy criticized Stacey Dooley's photographs from Uganda for Comic Relief, arguing against 'white saviour' narratives while maintaining he did not question her motives. |
| January 2019 | Publicly criticized Rod Liddle, accusing him of 'white middle class privilege' in discussions about crime and absent fathers. |
| 2018 | In response to Lammy's comments and criticism of Ed Sheeran's Liberia video, Comic Relief announced they would take steps to change their approach to fundraising videos. |
| 2018 | Lammy publicly criticized Theresa May, Amber Rudd, and Sadiq Khan for failing to take responsibility over fatal stabbings in London, and highlighted issues of inequality, high youth unemployment among black males, and cuts to youth services and outreach programmes. |
| June 23 2018 | Appeared at the People's Vote march in London, marking the second anniversary of the Brexit referendum and advocating for a public vote on the final Brexit deal. |
| 2017 | Spoke out about the Rohingya people in Myanmar, stating they were facing genocide. |
| 2017 | Re-elected as MP with an increased vote share of 81.6% and an increased majority of 34,584 in the snap general election. |
| 2017 | David Lammy wrote an article in The Guardian criticizing Comic Relief for perpetuating problematic stereotypes of Africa, arguing the charity should present African people as equals in their fundraising materials. |
| September 2017 | Lammy made a public statement about disproportionate representation of black and ethnic minority people in the criminal justice system, highlighting that young black people are nine times more likely to be incarcerated than comparable white people. He proposed a system of 'deferred prosecution' for young first-time offenders to reduce incarceration rates. |
| September 2017 | Published a report recommending that prosecutions against BAME suspects should be delayed or dropped to mitigate racial bias. |
| July 2 2017 | David Lammy commented on the Grenfell Tower fire, stating that 80 people had lost their lives, challenging the official estimates and expressing solidarity with victims. He described the incident as 'corporate manslaughter' and called for arrests to be made. |
| March 2016 | Lammy was fined £5,000 for instigating 35,629 automatic phone calls without permission during his mayoral campaign, marking the first time a politician had been fined for authorising nuisance calls. He apologised 'unreservedly' for breaching the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. |
| January 2016 | Commissioned by then-Prime Minister David Cameron to report on racial discrimination within criminal justice procedures. |
| 2015 | Nominated Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election. |
| 2015 | Re-elected as MP with an increased vote share of 67.3% and an increased majority of 23,564. |
| 2015 | Runs as a candidate in the London Labour Party mayoral selection, finishing fourth. |
| September 4 2014 | David Lammy announced his intention to seek the Labour nomination for the 2016 London mayoral election, ultimately securing 9.4% of first preference votes and finishing fourth behind Sadiq Khan, Tessa Jowell, and Diane Abbott. |
| February 5 2013 | Gave a speech in the House of Commons supporting the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, critically comparing civil partnerships to Jim Crow-era 'separate but equal' legal doctrine. |
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