As both prisoners released in error are still at large, the justice minister has just been asked on BBC Breakfast to bring us up to date.

Alex Davies-Jones says police have actively released public appeals and are urging people to report anything they see.

The minister is asked why the government is in this position again - just weeks after Hadush Kebatu was released in error from HMP Chelmsford.

"It is totally unacceptable and I share the fury and frustration," she says, adding that it speaks to a wider problem in the justice system.

Justice Minister Alex Davies-Jones will soon be answering questions on BBC Breakfast.

You can Watch live at the top of this page at 07:30 - or stay with us here and we'll bring you the latest on what she has to say.

29 October: A 24-year-old Algerian man is mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth.

13:00 on 4 November: The Prison Service informs the Metropolitan Police that a prisoner had been released in error on 29 October.

Overnight into 5 November: Justice Secretary David Lammy is informed about the accidental release.

Around 11:45 on 5 November: The Conservatives reportedly find out that a wrongly released prisoner is at large.

12:00 on 5 November: Lammy repeatedly refuses to answer when asked by shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge whether any more asylum seekers had been wrongly released since the high-profile case of an Epping sex offender last month.

12:43 on 5 November: Cartlidge tells the House of Commons that a second imprisoned migrant had been mistakenly freed - Lammy declined to respond.

13:41 on 5 November: Lammy releases a statement saying he is "outraged and appalled by the foreign criminal wanted by the police" and promises that an "urgent manhunt" is under way.

16:06 on 5 November: Surrey Police launch a manhunt after it was made aware of a second prisoner, William Smith, being released by mistake on Monday.

16:41 on 5 November: The Metropolitan Police confirm a search is under way for Algerian national Brahim Kaddour-Cherif.

21:05 on 5 November: The Ministry of Justice releases a statement, saying David Lammy "had not been accurately informed of key details" when he was in PMQs.

The papers this morning are focusing on continued police hunts and government criticism after more mistaken prisoner releases.

"Prisons in chaos - Not again ..." writes the Daily Mirror, while the i Paper leads with "Manhunt for new missing prisoners as Deputy PM feels heat over blunders".

Other front pages this morning include:

"‘Shocking’ release of Algerian sex attack convict" – Daily Express

"Lammy under pressure after two more prisoners mistakenly freed" – The Guardian

The justice system is failing - the buck stops with Lammypublished at 06:52 GMT 6 November

06:52 GMT 6 November

Chris Mason
Political editor

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Last week, after a migrant sex offender was mistakenly released from prison, Justice Secretary David Lammy said he was implementing the "strongest release checks that have ever been in place".

However, since then, details have emerged of two more prisoners being wrongly let out.

It is always perilous for a government when it clearly lacks grip on an issue voters would reasonably expect it to be in control of.

The stand-out example of this in recent years has been the arrival of migrants on small boats.

From Rishi Sunak's promise to "stop the boats" to Keir Starmer's promise to "smash the gangs", both have been found wanting and the problem remains huge.

Now the government confronts another example: a justice system that is palpably, transparently and repeatedly failing – and where measures designed to address the issue of letting prisoners out by accident aren't working.

According to government figures published in July, 262 prisoners were released in error in the year to March of this year - a 128% increase on 115 in the previous 12 months.

In other words, it has been a problem for some time, and it is getting worse.

• Read Chris Mason's analysis in full here

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At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, David Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, faced repeated questions about whether any more asylum-seeking offenders have been accidentally released from prison since the case of Hadush Kebatu.

Lammy didn’t give a direct answer, instead telling MPs that a review was announced after Kebatu’s release, to be led by former Met Police Deputy Commissioner Lynne Owens.

“After his release I put in place the toughest checks we've ever had in the prison system. It is important that Lynne Owens is able to get to the bottom of her work - I suspect there will be more checks and balances we need to do,” he said.

“What we inherited was a complex system that they [the Conservatives] set up, letting people out on the sly - that's part of the problem and we're trying to fix it."

Good morning.

The police search for two prisoners mistakenly released is continuing.

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, an Algerian sex offender, and William Smith, convicted of fraud, were released in error from Wandsworth Prison.

Pressure is mounting on Justice Secretary David Lammy, who promised to put in place extra checks to prevent cases like this after migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford in Essex last month.

We’ll be following developments closely today - stay with us.