Andy Burnham vows largest prison building programme since Victorian era as system on brink of collapse

Andy Burnham vows largest prison building programme since Victorian era as system on brink of collapse  GB News

In his six weeks as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has made huge changes to the prisoner early release scheme he inherited - excluding killers and rapists, but major question remain about what happens next

Andy Burnham's government will introduce new measures designed to stop people being ripped off during home renovation projects

Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue Campaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an end to indefinite jail terms as “a day that thousands of families have spent years fighting for”. The prime minister has said he will “end the injustice” of imprisonment

Criminals responsible for the deaths of Archie York and Maya Chappell will be excluded from plans to shorten some prison sentences, following a Chronicle campaign to keep child killers behind bars

Government has confirmed sweeping changes to the early release prisoner scheme.

The Prime Minister has announced changes to the early release scheme

Andy Burnham announces anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, will be exempt from early release scheme