UK Government Seeks to Block Early Release of PC Harper's Killers
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are working to prevent the early release of the killers of PC Andrew Harper under a new prisoner release scheme. The Prime Minister has asked the Justice Secretary to find a way to exclude them from the scheme.
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Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted
The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.
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PM says he is ‘increasingly confident’ prison space can be freed up to keep more serious criminals in jail
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Burnham has asked the justice secretary Alex Norris to come to parliament in September with solution Good morning. Andy Burnham has been prime minister for three weeks and one day, and arguably he is performing his first U-turn. It is in relation to the prisoner early release scheme and, in particular, finding a way of ensuring that two of the killers of PC Andrew Harper are not included. Burnham has been looking at this for some time. Early last week he announced significant changes to the ...
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