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SHADOW justice secretary Richard Burgon blasted the Tories for a “cuts-created crisis” in Britain’s prisons yesterday as Justice Secretary Liz Truss tried to respond to spiralling levels of violence in the system.
Ms Truss announced plans yesterday to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers in “a major overhaul of the system.”
She also announced further details of a £1.3 billion prison building programme, saying “reform simply cannot happen in decrepit jails.”
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN