What is Burnham doing to the early prison release scheme and why?

Offences including manslaughter have been excluded from changes to sentencing rules amid an overcrowding crisis Grooming gang perpetrators and killers including those responsible for PC Andrew Harper’s death will be blocked from early prison release under changes announced by Andy Burnham after a backlash over the scop

50 chief constables across the UK urged the Government to reconsider the early release scheme

Prime minister had faced criticism over moves to avert overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales

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

The prime minister says he will keep hundreds more criminals behind bars but doing so requires complex changes.

PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in jail and be excluded from the early release scheme as Andy Burnham confirms anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt