About 40 prisoners have been moved out of Wandsworth jail after the escape of terror suspect Daniel Khalife.

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk informed Sky News' Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that inmates have been moved "out of an abundance of caution".

Khalife, 21, was arrested on Saturday after 75 hours on the run.

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The breakout has raised questions on alleged understaffing and overcrowding at HMP Wandsworth, and why Khalife was being held on the much less safe Category B facility when most terror suspects are held in HMP Belmarsh, a Category A jail.

Mr Chalk was not in a position to present a determine when requested repeatedly what number of terror suspects are in Category B prisons moderately than Category A.

He mentioned: "What I can say in respect of Wandsworth... I wanted to ensure out of an abundance of caution that every resource is put into that prison and security is preserved, some prisoners there on remand have been moved."

He mentioned the transfers occurred this week, including: "Additional resources have gone into Wandsworth, out of an abundance of caution around 40 prisoners have been moved."

Mr Chalk added that protocols at Wandsworth have been in place however it's not clear in the event that they have been being adopted, and that's one thing a overview into the breakout will look into.

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