UK prison guard filmed playing FIFA with lag in his cell as colleague watches

A fun moment behind bars took a serious turn after a video of a prison officer battling a lag at FIFA was posted online with an illicit phone A video game match between an inmate and a guard has sparked another row about easy living in UK prisons (Image: Getty Images)

A prison officer appeared this week in a video playing a football game with an inmate present in his cell. The questionable footage reportedly shows a colleague standing behind the gamer guard, and a crowd of inmates coming to watch the action.

In the video, everyone seemingly appears to be having fun. Nevertheless, the clip was seemingly shared by a prisoner on TikTok using an illicit phone - leaving Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick fuming.

“ Prison is supposed to be for punishment ," he raged. “It’