Boris Johnson surprised by prisoners' smuggling techniques during his visit to HM Prison Leeds. The PM has announced a £100m investment to boost security and cut crime in jails
Labour's shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon said the money being earmarked for prisons would"fall woefully short of what is needed to make our prisons safe".
"Reckless Tory cuts to staffing and budgets unleashed unprecedented levels of violence in our prisons. Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Wera Hobhouse said it was a"hollow move" by Mr Johnson which"fails to tackle the causes of crime". "Boris Johnson can lock people up for longer or search people on their way in and out of prison, but none of this bravado will actually make our streets safer."
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