PSNI Chief Constable signs letter calling for PM to prevent early release of cop killers

Fears killers could be freed under new government plans

A letter from police leaders, included the signatures of Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, and National Crime Agency Director General Graeme Biggar.

A letter from police leaders, included the signatures of Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, and National Crime Agency Director General Graeme Biggar.

Andy Burnham is 'increasingly confident' the killers of PC Andrew Harper will not be released early, but an open letter has demanded drastic changes and stronger protections

In an unprecedented intervention, 50 police leaders representing every force in the UK united to condemn Labour's soft justice reforms.

Partner says early release of pregnant mum's killer would 'mock justice system'  ITVX

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

The American Civil Liberties Union submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the FCC for records pertaining to the agency’s decision to require Disney’s eight owned-and-operated ABC stations to renew their broadcast licenses early. “[T]his Request concerns whether the government is using its authority to

Prime minister Andy Burnham must revoke permission for the US to use British bases for airstrikes against Iran, union chiefs have said. In an open letter sent last week, ten trade union leaders representing more than 2.3 million workers said that the war is making life harder for Britons and undermining Burnham’s cost

ANGELA Rayner today confirmed that PC Andrew Harper's killers would be kept behind bars. The announcement marks another No10 U-turn on the issue after weeks of back and forth over Labour's early release scheme. Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were set to be let out of prison just halfway through their 13-year jail terms.

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

Andy Burnham vows to ‘prevent the early release’ of PC Harper’s killers ‘altogether’ as Rayner promises plan by September  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.

Space can be found to stop killers’ early release, says union boss  The Times

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.

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

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’

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

Elle Walton's actions were discovered after her friend Jai Gascoyne's phone was interrogated

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