Andy Burnham has said he “wouldn’t forgive myself” if he did not try to lessen the “anguish” of Pc Andrew Harper’s family, as the Prime Minister seeks to prevent the early release of the police officer’s killers.
Mr Burnham has ordered Justice Secretary Alex Norris to draw up plans to free up prison space for serious offenders, and said he is “increasingly confident” Pc Harper’s killers will not be released early from their sentences as a result.
