Boris Johnson appeared shell shocked today when he discovered the lengths to which inmates at HMP Leeds go to to exploit prison security. During a tour of the prison, the PM was shown an X-ray scan of the plastic innards of a Kinder egg lodged inside an inmate who was caught sneaking contraband. Johnson recoiled in horror as he realised the full extent of the smuggling operation, asking the prison guard: ‘A Kinder egg? So is that inside? He’s ingested it? He’s plugged it?’
The boost to prison spending promised by Boris Johnson will no doubt help officers crack down on bad eggs…
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