Prison service under fire as reporter gets job to guard Huntley

BRITAIN’S Prison Service faced mounting criticism yesterday after claims that a major security lapse allowed an undercover journalist using bogus references to get a job guarding Soham murders suspect Ian Huntley.

An investigation has been launched by the Prison Service into how reporter David McGee was given a job at the top security Woodhill Prison in Buckinghamshire.

Prison industry groups said underfunding and staff shortages could have led to the apparent security blunder.