Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots, the Spectators' Daily Politics Podcast.

I'm Isabelle Hardman and this is the Sunday Roundup.

This week the escape of Daniel Khalifa from HMP1's worth has shown a spotlight on the government's

prison record.

Over 60% of prisons in the UK are overcrowded and there are severe staff shortages.

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk told Laura Coonsburg that the relevant security staff and

protocols were in place during Khalifa's escape on Wednesday.

But he did not yet know whether the protocols were followed to the extent that they should be.

Chalk also claimed that the government was working hard to attract and retain prison staff.

Whether enough staff on duty on the day he escaped with the right training.

Okay well first thing to say is I want to thank the Metropolitan Police for

seizing him. I also want to stress that these are very rare events.

But when it came to light I initiated two investigations and investigation first into the

circumstances of his escape but also to the issue of categorization.

But I also asked for an independent investigation so that when we get those conclusions

we will be there will be rock solid.

Now in terms of I asked for preliminary results by the end of this week we are now at the end of

the week and I am able to say that it's clear that the relevant security protocols were in

place. In other words protocols about the head count that must be made after goods are unloaded

from a lorry for example about the searches that should take place to a vehicle before it goes

through the airlock and lease. Those protocols were in place and second to your specific question

the relevant security staff were in place.

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