Andy Burnham confirms £720 bonus for workers with new 5-day working week rule

Makerfield MP and Labour Party Prime Minister has greenlit a 3.6 per cent pay rise for train drivers who start on £70,000.

The Prime Minister has announced changes to the early release scheme

Ryan Prosser | Freelance News Reporter Published August 30, 2026 8:13am Updated August 30, 2026 8:14am Andy Burnham has confirmed PC Harper’s killers won’t be eligible for the early release scheme (Picture: Getty Images/AP) PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in prison thanks to changes to Labour’s early release sch

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said 'hundreds' of people will remain in prison as part of changes to the early release scheme designed to ease prison overcrowding

PC Harper's killers will stay behind bars Andy Burnham announces changes to Labour's early release scheme  GB News

No early release for Pc Harper’s killers after release scheme change  ITVX

The prime minister says he will keep hundreds more criminals behind bars but doing so requires complex changes.

BBC Breakfast has delivered a major breaking news announcement, revealing that PC Andrew Harper’s killers will be kept behind bars under changes to the early release scheme

PC Andrew Harper’s killers blocked from early release scheme  The Times

PC ANDREW Harper's killers will remain behind bars after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme. The PM said anyone convicted of unlawful killing - like Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole - would be exempt and would stay in prison. Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were jailed for 13 years for

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme.

Andy Burnham says ‘hundreds’ of people will remain in prison as part of changes to scheme designed to ease overcrowding PC Andrew Harper’s killers will be excluded from the early release scheme after the prime minister said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt. Andy Burnham said “hundreds” of people wil

The pair will remain behind bars in the wake of public outcry and pressure from Andy Burnham

PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in jail and be excluded from the early release scheme as Andy Burnham confirms anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt

A Wisconsin man accused of stalking a woman for 13 years was found with human skulls and serial killer memorabilia in his home.

UK pensioners could benefit from new TV licence concessions as the government reviews financial support options, including possible changes to Pension Credit eligibility.

Andy Burnham’s first Budget in October could be a “tipping point” for British businesses and the economy, the chair of supermarket giant Asda has warned.  Allan Leighton, who is attempting to push through a turnaround of the grocer, said it is “too early to tell” whether the government is committed to halting the rise