PC Andrew Harper's widow slams Prime Minister for 'betrayal' as killers to be freed early

Lissie Harper said she is 'bristling with anger'Abbie Llewelyn, Press Association political staff and Ethan Davies00:36, 04 Aug 2026PC Andrew Harper's widow has slammed Andy Burnham over allowing her husband's killers to walk free from prison after the Prime Minister delayed plans to stop early jail releases.‌Lissie Harper says she is "beyond appalled" and "bristling with anger" that her husband's killers will be freed. PC Andrew Harper was killed when he went to investigate a burglary in Berkshire in 2019.‌Mr Burnham said he “wanted to go even further”, but that was not possible without the prison system collapsing and putting the public “at much greater risk”. He assured the public that offenders will face tighter community supervision, including new GPS monitoring for rapists to restric