Andy Burnham ‘confident’ PC Harper’s killers won’t be released early

The prime minister says he's determined to work out a way to stop PC Andrew Harper's killers being freed early from prison.

In an unprecedented intervention, 50 police leaders representing every force in the UK united to condemn Labour's soft justice reforms.

None of the solutions proposed are quick or easy and some carry political risk, writes UK correspondent Daniel Sandford.

Partner says early release of pregnant mum's killer would 'mock justice system'  itv.com

The American Civil Liberties Union submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the FCC for records pertaining to the agency’s decision to require Disney’s eight owned-and-operated ABC stations to renew their broadcast licenses early. “[T]his Request concerns whether the government is using its authority to

Chronicle Crime Reporter Sophie Doughty on how death of Newcastle schoolboy and on duty police officer are some of the worst crimes the country has seen

Prime minister Andy Burnham must revoke permission for the US to use British bases for airstrikes against Iran, union chiefs have said. In an open letter sent last week, ten trade union leaders representing more than 2.3 million workers said that the war is making life harder for Britons and undermining Burnham’s cost

Andy Burnham assures there is 'more to be done' to block early release of PC Harper's killers: 'I won't give up'  GB News

Prime minister says he has asked justice secretary to push through measures to increase the number of prison places Andy Burnham has said he is increasingly confident he can adapt the early release scheme for prisoners to exclude the killers of PC Andrew Harper and other serious offenders, saying he understood and shar

The PM said he is "increasingly confident" new plans will reduce the number of prisoners released early

The PM said he was ‘increasingly confident’ that a solution will be found to the jail overcrowding crisis to ‘prevent their early release’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said work to free up space in the prison system would be fast-tracked.

Times Radio: ‘Angry and frustrated’ Burnham wants justice secretary to stop PC Harper’s killers’ release  The Times

Andy Burnham vows to ‘prevent the early release’ of PC Harper’s killers ‘altogether’ as Rayner promises plan by September  lbc.co.uk

Debbie Adlam, the mother of PC Andrew Harper, appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 11, 2026 8:34am Updated August 11, 2026 8:35am Jessie Cole, left, and Albert Bowers, who were passengers in the car that dragged Andrew Harper to his death in 2019 (Picture: Thames Valley Police/PA Wire) The killers of PC Andrew Harper will not be released early,

Justice Secretary Alex Norris has been tasked by new PM Andy Burnham with finding ways to keep the serious offenders in prison, including the killers of PC Harper

‘Andy did his duty that night. The least they can do is show him some respect’, says a first responder at fatal scene – as No 10 claims it can’t keep killers behind bars

Andy Burnham has asked his justice secretary to find a way to keep two of PC Andrew Harper's killers behind bars when the early release scheme comes into effect in October.

Two former HMP Buckley Hall prison officer pals have been jailed after admitting secret Valentine’s romances with jailed gangster brothers running a £2.15m–£3.1m drugs ring

Two correctional officers and an offender who were killed in a crash during a prison transfer have been identified.

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says two of its officers and an offender died in a "tragic accident" during a transfer from Edmonton Institution for Women.

The Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, meanwhile, refuses to lift the stay on criminal proceedings in the case