Kerri Pegg, 42, an ex-governor at HMP Kirkham, faces an ‘inevitable’ prison sentence after the jury returned a guilty verdict.

The Health Secretary also said reports suggesting the cuts could cost up to £1 billion is not an ‘unreasonable ballpark figure’.

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