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One million sign petition to block Pc Harper’s killers from early release

Pc Harper was fatally injured in 2019.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham Ordered Ministers To Stop PC Harper Killers' Release After Police Chiefs Warned They Felt 'Let Down'

The UK government faces pressure to prevent the early release of two men convicted in the death of PC Andrew Harper, as police chiefs and the public express concerns over justice and public safety.

International Business Times UK

Public Outrage Explodes Over UK Early Release Scheme Threatening to Free Cop Killers and Sex Offenders

Andy Burnham faces mounting fury over the UK early release scheme as PC Andrew Harper's killers could be freed early, prompting police chiefs to demand urgent action.

International Business Times UK

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Voices: ‘Only the courts can keep someone in prison’: Readers reject calls to block PC Harper killers’ early release

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has pushed back against calls for Downing Street to carve out an exception for Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, warning that political interference in sentencing threatens judicial independence

The Independent UK

Fifty police chiefs pile pressure on Burnham to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers

Police have called for an amendment to the law to exclude people convicted of killing emergency service workers in the line of duty

The Independent UK

Burnham urged by 50 police leaders to prevent early release of PC Harper’s killers

Letter signed by every chief constable in England and Wales warns early release could weaken trust in justice system

The Guardian - UK

What Andy Burnham could do to keep the killers of Pc Andrew Harper behind bars

Justice secretary Alex Norris will now look at ways to keep ‘a greater number of the most serious offenders’ behind bars

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Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ Pc Harper’s killers will not be freed early

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said work to free up space in the prison system would be fast-tracked.

Evening Standard

Probation officers vote for strike action after warning early releases will add to excessive workloads - as it happened

Union chief says vote is about staff ‘warning they cannot protect the public properly’

The Guardian - UK

Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ PC Harper’s killers will not get early release

Prime minister says he has asked justice secretary to accelerate measures to increase the number of prison places

The Guardian - UK

Government to announce early release exemptions for Pc Harper’s killers in September

An announcement will be made when the Commons returns after its summer break.

Evening Standard

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers won't be freed early, signals Andy Burnham after backlash against freeing them

The PM said he was ‘increasingly confident’ that a solution will be found to the jail overcrowding crisis to ‘prevent their early release’

Evening Standard

Government ‘spitting in faces of police’ by failing to halt release of PC Harper’s killers, says ex-colleague

‘Andy did his duty that night. The least they can do is show him some respect’, says a first responder at fatal scene – as No 10 claims it can’t keep killers behind bars

The Independent UK

Burnham asks justice secretary to find way to keep PC Andrew Harper’s killers in jail

Angela Rayner says new justice secretary has until September to develop plan to keep most serious offenders behind bars as Burnham backtracks on claim he cannot secure targeted exemption for two men who killed police officer

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Evening Standard

‘Solution identified’ to prevent early release of Pc Andrew Harper’s killers

Pc Harper was fatally injured in Berkshire in 2019.

Evening Standard

Responder to Pc Harper killing accuses Government of ‘spitting in police’s face’

Former officer Chris Bushnell said the news about the sentencing had brought back the trauma of that night in August 2019.

Evening Standard

Pc Harper’s mother asks Andy Burnham to meet with her about early release scheme

Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers remain eligible to be freed in January, halfway through 13-year sentences for the manslaughter of Pc Andrew Harper.

Evening Standard

No 10 failure to block Pc Harper killers’ early release ‘indefensible’

A Police Federation boss urged Andy Burnham to ‘listen’ to the public after No 10 resisted pressure to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers behind bars.

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The Guardian - UK

What could Andy Burnham do to block early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers?

After widespread outcry, PM is confident he can adapt scheme to exclude Harper’s killers but his options are limited

The Guardian - UK

PM urged not to change scheme to stop PC Andrew Harper killers’ early release

Manslaughter exemption would mean more releases would be needed within 18 months, Prison Service officials say

The Independent UK

No 10’s failure to block early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers is ‘indefensible’, says top police officer

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

Evening Standard

No 10 says ‘not possible’ to block ‘one or two’ killers from early release

Some 5,000 people are expected to be released early under sentencing changes.

International Business Times UK

PC Andrew Harper Killers Face Fresh Scrutiny Over Early Release From Prison

The potential early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers under a Government scheme has sparked outrage from his family and colleagues, raising questions about prison overcrowding policies.

Evening Standard

Prime Minister Andy Burnham 'exploring every option' to block early release of Andrew Harper's killers

Andy Burnham is reportedly prepared to ‘explore every option’ to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers

Evening Standard

Burnham ‘prepared to explore options to block release of Pc Harper’s killers’

The Prime Minister is prepared to ‘explore every option’ to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in jail, a Government source told the Telegraph.

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