Burnham says he will review early prisoner release scheme

The prime minister says he cannot commit to changing the policy but wants to look at it in detail "before we go further forward".

Burnham signals review of early-release scheme for prisoners

New prime minister makes first intervention in area of criminal justice in England and Wales

‘He knows what he’s doing’: Burnham’s off-the-cuff remarks inspire headlines and headaches

New PM’s conversational tone is markedly different to his predecessor’s, but carries risk of sowing confusion Before he became Britain’s prime minister, Andy Burnham promised to “do politics differently”. Just three days into his time in Downing Street, that approach is already being put to the test. In the last two days, the prime minister has been accused of performing U-turns over raising the income tax threshold, raising taxes for higher earners and freezing private sector rents. Continu...

By Kiran Stacey and Alexandra Topping

Andy Burnham to conduct review into prisoner early release scheme amid PC Harper backlash

It comes after widespread outrage at the early release of two of the perpetrators in the killing of PC Harper

By Millie Cooke