Robert Jenrick’s call to arm prison officers is ‘nonsense’, governors say

Tory MP's claim that officers should carry guns to stop prison violence dismissed as headline-grabbing'

Robert Jenrick's demand for armed prison guards has been described as headline-grabbing nonsense" by organisations representing governors and staff.

The UK shadow justice secretary, who has made a series of eye-catching demands over the last few days, said on Sunday that prison officers should be allowed to carry guns and build up armouries" to clamp down on violence from Islamist gangs and violent prisoners.