Burnham faces mass call from police chiefs to block early release of PC Harper’s killers

Letter signed by 50 police leaders, including every chief constable in England and Wales, says there is ‘profound strength of feeling across policing’ Andy Burnham is facing an unprecedented mass call from police chiefs to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers, as unions warned his emergency plan to create more space in prisons risked causing confusion or prisoners being freed by mistake. A letter signed by 50 police leaders across the UK, including every chief constable in…