Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on the news that telephone calls between MPs and constituents in jail have been recorded by prison service staff, said:

“These revelations are truly shocking. We need to get to the bottom of this urgently and I welcome this inquiry by Nick Hardwick.

“We need to know how this was allowed to happen for so long. We need urgently reassuring that this information has not been used for inappropriate purposes, that calls between lawyers and clients aren’t also being recorded and listened into and that proper safeguards are in place to make sure there is no repeat in the future”