Victims' families back the Prime Minister's move to end early release for child killers

Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing or allowing the death of a child would be excluded from the early prison release scheme, news welcomed by grieving families

Andy Burnham's block on early release for PC Andrew Harper's killers welcomed by Lib Dem MP  GB News

Burnham initially resisted calls to limit the scheme further

Monday's papers are dominated by changes to the government's early release scheme for prisoners in England and Wales.

We want to know what you think the Government should be prioritising when making decisions about early release.

Anyone convicted of unlawful killing - including manslaughter - won't now be eligible for early release from jail, under changes outlined by the Prime Minister.

PC Andrew Harper's mother, Debbie Adlam, has spoken out on Sunday's BBC Breakfast

No early release for PC Harper’s killers after release scheme change | ITV News  ITVX

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

Perpetrators could also be confined to a specific area – some just a few miles wide – giving victims greater freedom to live their lives

PM says anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding, saying he understood “how strongly people feel abou

The Prime Minister has announced changes to the early release scheme

Ryan Prosser | Freelance News Reporter Published August 30, 2026 8:13am Updated August 30, 2026 8:14am Andy Burnham has confirmed PC Harper’s killers won’t be eligible for the early release scheme (Picture: Getty Images/AP) PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in prison thanks to changes to Labour’s early release sch

PC Andrew Harper’s killers blocked from early release scheme  The Times

PC ANDREW Harper's killers will remain behind bars after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme. The PM said anyone convicted of unlawful killing - like Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole - would be exempt and would stay in prison. Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were jailed for 13 years for

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme.

PC Harper's killers set to remain in jail as PM changes early release scheme  lbc.co.uk

Authorities said some bodies being recovered have decomposed beyond recognition.