Pc Harper’s mother asks Andy Burnham to meet with her about early release scheme

Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers remain eligible to be freed in January, halfway through 13-year sentences for the manslaughter of Pc Andrew Harper.

Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers remain eligible to be freed in January, halfway through 13-year sentences for the manslaughter of Pc Andrew Harper.

While it was reported this week that Andy Burnham was prepared to ‘explore every option’ to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in jail, Downing Street has since played down the prospect of an imminent carve-out to keep the pair behind bars

Labour accused of 'completely mishandling' early release scheme with Andy Burnham now 'paying the price'  GB News

PROBATION officers were expected to back industrial action as an indicative ballot on government plans to release more prisoners early closed today. Proposals under the Sentencing Act to ease overcrowding by freeing some 5,000 prisoners from October have sparked a public backlash, although Prime Minister Andy Burnham h

Outcry against policy is seen as PM’s first big test since taking over at No 10, but his options are limited PM urged not to change scheme to stop PC Andrew Harper killers’ early release Andy Burnham is said to be exploring “every option” to block the early release from prison of the killers of PC Andrew Harper under

Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers could be freed halfway through their 13-year sentences under Government plans for early releases designed to tackle overcrowding in jails

No 10 says it is 'not possible' to exempt Pc Andrew Harper's killers from early release scheme as it presses ahead with plans  lbc.co.uk

ANDY Burnham went on holiday earlier this week despite mounting fury over plans to release thousands of prisoners early. Labour are facing criticism of the scheme from all sides, but Burnham is nowhere to be seen as he's off on his summer hols. In a bid to sort out Britain's overcrowded prisons, the government have...

PC Andrew Harper’s killers and the myth of ‘hard time’  The Times

Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published August 8, 2026 3:16pm Updated August 8, 2026 3:16pm The Government has so far resisted pressure to exempt Jessie Cole (left) and Albert Bowers (right) from its early release scheme (Picture: Thames Valley Police/PA) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is ‘exploring every option’

PM ‘to explore every option' to block early release of PC Harper’s killers | ITV News  ITVX

Jess Phillips urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham this week to prioritise women's safety by blocking thousands of domestic abusers from being released from jail early.

No.10’s intervention comes after Westminster Council recommended not allowing 'vertical drinking' or ordering at the bar in its new draft licensing policy, which has been slammed

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch described the move as another "u-turn"

SeventyFour/Shutterstock The UK may have a new prime minister, but the problem of prison overcrowding in England and Wales remains. Andy Burnham recently clarified the details of the Sentencing Act 2026, which aims to release prisoners earlier than usual. Like other PMs before him, Burnham faces a difficult choice bet

Mr Burnham's first Budget, with Chancellor John Healey, doesn't take place until October 28

Many early childhood advocates are worried about the future of their sector as consultation for a major funding review winds up on Thursday.

Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers are set to be included in the government's early release scheme, which begins in October.

Katherine Errington is urging the Prime Minister to exclude child killers from any early release schemes

Any association with “the Epstein world” renders you unfit for even an advisory role at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's City Hall — but similar ties to actual terrorists is no bar to even a top position.

In getting into a sexual relationship with his 13-year-old niece, a man sexually exploited her, raped her during staycations and “punished” her with sex acts when he grew jealous about a schoolmate she was dating. The 38-year-old Singaporean man, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity, was sentenced to 21

The man got jealous when his niece began dating a schoolmate and threatened to leak her nude photos.