Starmer is said to be 'appalled' at jail attack

PRIME Minister Sir Keir Starmer is “appalled” by an attack on three prison officers at the weekend, and the Government will urgently investigate what happened, his official spokesman has said.

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The guards were attacked with hot oil and homemade weapons at HMP Frankland, in County Durham, on Saturday by Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi, the trade union that represents prison officers has said.

Sir Keir’s comments came after news of a second violent prison attack at the weekend that saw convicted murderer John Mansfield killed at HMP Whitemoor, in Cambridgeshire.

The Prime Minister’s spokesman said: “The Prime Minister is appalled by the attack that we saw at the weekend and his thoughts are with the officers involved.

“Prison staff work around the clock to keep the country safe and we will never tolerate the violence that is targeted towards them,” the spokesman added.