Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted

The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.

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

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 will now look at ways to keep “a greater number of the the most serious offenders” behind bars

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

Burnham orders plans to be drawn up to stop release of Andrew Harper’s killers  itv.com

Burnham tells ministers to 'find way to block PC Harper's killers' release as pressure mounts on PM  lbc.co.uk

Downing Street says it isn't possible to prevent 'one or two offenders' convicted of manslaughter from being let out of prison early, without setting a precedent for other cases.

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 a person the agency says was an offender have died as a result of 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