THE LABOUR government was slammed for failing to repeal anti-trade union laws banning prison officer strikes and imposing austerity measures at the Prison Officers’ Association annual conference today.

The union’s national chair Mark Fairhurst told conference: “It hasn’t been the best of starts for them has it?

“Freezing the pensioners by removing their winter fuel allowance, forcing millions more children into poverty… betraying the Waspi women and now they target the most vulnerable among us with their welfare cuts.”