Prison officers' union dismisses pay rise as 'plaster over a wound'

Liz Truss’s plan to pay frontline staff in south-east jails up to £5,000 more will not help a system in meltdown, says unionA pay rise for prison officers unveiled by the justice secretary will not help a system that is in “meltdown” and is like “placing a plaster over a gaping wound”, according to the prison officers’ union.Liz Truss announced that thousands of prison staff would receive a pay rise in a drive to increase staffing levels, as the governme