Justice grinds to halt after prison officer walk-out

  Justice at the Old Bailey, including the trial of MP Jo Cox’s alleged killer, ground to a halt today (Tues) as the walk-out of 10,000 prison officers caused chaos in the courts. Just three of the famous London building’s 18 courts were sitting as the strike over health and safety concerns meant defendants could not be produced. Scores of barristers, judges, clerks and ushers were left with nothing to do at a cost of tens of thousands of pounds…