WATCH NOW: Robert Jenrick urges crackdown on prison extremism after Manchester bomber attacks officers.
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has issued a stark warning over what he describes as a crisis in Britain’s prisons, following a shocking attack over the weekend involving one of the Manchester Arena bombers.
In a video message to GB News members, the Tory MP spoke of how convicted terrorist Hashem Abedi, “one of the most dangerous men in Britain,” launched a violent assault on three prison officers using a makeshift weapon and even boiling oil.
“Unbelievably, this dangerous criminal had access to materials… even to boiling oil to attack brave prison officers,” Jenrick said, calling the incident a wake-up call for the prison system.
Jenrick criticised what he described as a “naivety in which some of these prison wings have been operated,” claiming inmates in certain prisons have been allowed to “rule the roost.”
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Jenrick spoke of the growing influence of Islamist extremism and prison gangs, pointing to a disturbing rise in radicalisation behind bars.
“There’s now Sharia courts. Diet is being dictated. These gangs are basically in charge,” he warned, citing groups like the so-called “Brotherhood” who, he says, are using conversion as a form of protection racket.
Calling for urgent reform, Jenrick demanded prison governors step up and “take back control of the prison wings” before things spiral further out of control.
“Something serious has got to happen,” he said. “The events of this weekend have got to be a turning point.”
Jenrick ended the video by promising to continue to campaign on this issue and expects to return to GB News in the coming days to keep up the pressure.
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