'Monster Mansion' Frankland Prison attack slammed as 'appalling' by Prime Minister

Starmer ‘appalled’ by attack on prison officers and pledges urgent investigation

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said ‘it is clear something went terribly wrong’ in the management of bomb plotter Hashem Abedi.

'Monster Mansion' Frankland Prison attack slammed as 'appalling' by Prime Minister

Two officers who were 'stabbed' and 'doused in hot oil' by Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi remain in a stable condition in hospital.

Counter terror police investigating Hashem Abedi’s latest prison attack

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