2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Justice ▁and ▁Sh adow ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁in ▁Ke ir ▁Star mer ' s ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet ▁since ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁succeed ing ▁Richard ▁Burg on . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Lam my ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁Wh itt ington ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Arch way , ▁North ▁London , ▁to ▁Gu yan ese ▁parents ▁David ▁and ▁Ros al ind ▁Lam my . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁four ▁sib lings ▁were ▁raised ▁sole ly ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁after ▁his ▁father ▁left ▁the ▁family ▁when ▁Lam my ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁old . ▁Lam my ▁speak s ▁public ly ▁about ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁f athers ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁support ▁them ▁in ▁seeking ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁their ▁children . ▁He ▁ch airs ▁the ▁All - Part y ▁Parliament ary ▁Group ▁on ▁Father hood ▁and ▁has ▁written ▁on ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁Lam my ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Tot ten ham . ▁Having ▁attended ▁a ▁local ▁primary ▁school , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁Inner ▁London ▁Education ▁Author ity ▁ch oral ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁sing ▁at ▁Peter borough ▁C athedral ▁and ▁attend ▁The ▁King ' s ▁School , ▁Peter borough . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁School ▁of ▁Oriental ▁and ▁African ▁Studies , ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁obtain ing ▁an ▁upper - second -