Pressure on the government over the possible early release of two men convicted over the death of PC Andrew Harper has intensified after Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Justice Secretary Alex Norris to find a way to keep them in prison.
Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter in 2020, are eligible for release after serving half their sentences under changes introduced to ease prison overcrowding. They could be released in January 2027, while a third man, Henry Long, is not eligible under the same arrangements because he received an extended sentence.
