Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on the Chief Inspector of Prisons report into HM Prison Elmley, said:

“The independent Chief Inspector of Prisons report into Elmley jail captures all that’s wrong with the prisons system under David Cameron. Chronic staff shortages, rapidly increasing overcrowding and violence are the ingredients of the prisons crisis caused by Chris Grayling’s incompetent policies.

"While Ministers are in denial about the chaos on their watch, prisoners aren’t being reformed, needlessly putting public safety at risk from released prisoners returning to a life of crime"​