Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on the recent disturbances at HMP Oakwood, said:
 
“More and more information is coming to light that suggests the Ministry of Justice and G4S are trying to cover up the true scale of the disturbances in the Justice Secretary’s flagship Oakwood prison on Sunday night.

“The Tory-led Government needs to come clean and admit what really happened, and acknowledge that there are some very serious underlying problems at Oakwood. The prison is not punishing and reforming offenders anywhere near as well as it should, and the taxpayer deserves better.
 
“This isn’t an isolated incident. Since opening the prison has been plagued by rooftop protests, disturbances and a damning Chief Inspectors’ Report that revealed inmates found it easier to get drugs than soap. Yet instead of getting a grip, Chris Grayling praises Oakwood as his model for the rest of the prisons system.
 
“Labour wouldn’t tolerate the current situation at Oakwood. G4S would get six months to shape up or ship out. The Government should demand much, much more of G4S.”