in london on wednesday morning. in the last hour, we re learned that he was accused of trying to gather information which might be useful to an enemy. and we understand that the enemy referred to is iran. we ve also learned that mr khalife was due to stand trial in november. so far, he remains at large, despite a country wide search, and additional security measures being put in place at ports and airports. more on that in a little, but now, let s look at some of the key questions arising from the escape. here s our analysis editor, ros atkins, who has been looking at the key questions arising from the escape. a terror suspect has escaped from prison. this is daniel khalife. he s accused of placing fake bombs at a military base while he was a soldier. and these are some of the questions we have about his escape. first of all, when did it happen? well, just before 8:00 on wednesday morning, from wandsworth prison in south west london, which is a category b prison category a
of its youngest citizens. hello. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the uk where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife got out of wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn t held in a higher security prison. but the prison officers association says that while it does not want to speculate about the issues surrounding the incident, it claims that wandsworth prison is overcrowded, and has chronic staffing shortages which it is blaming on cuts to the prisons budget. we ll be speaking to them live shortly. in the last few minutes thejustice secretary alex chalk has given an update in the house of commons announcing an independent review. we will hear that shortly. but first. live now to the bbc s