Every police chief in Britain orders Andy Burnham to stop PC Harper's killers walking free

Every police chief in Britain orders Andy Burnham to stop PC Harper's killers walking free  GB News

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.

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

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

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

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

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has asked his Justice Secretary to “work through further options” to prevent the early release of Pc Andrew Harper’s killers.It comes amid increasing pressure from Pc Harper’s family and the police not to allow Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter, t

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has asked his Justice Secretary to “work through further options” to prevent the early release of Pc Andrew Harper’s killers.It comes amid increasing pressure from Pc Harper’s family and the police not to allow Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter, t

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.

Manslaughter exemption would mean more releases would be needed within 18 months, Prison Service officials say What could Andy Burnham do to block early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers? Andy Burnham has been warned that changing the terms of the prisoners’ early release scheme so PC Andrew Harper’s killers are

Downing Street has said it is “not possible” to exempt “one or two offenders” convicted of manslaughter from early release amid pressure over the eligibility of Pc Andrew Harper’s killers to be freed from prison from January.