Andy Burnham to conduct review into prisoner early release scheme amid PC Harper backlash
3 sources·Updated July 23, 2026
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- Guardian Politics·13h agoBurnham’s review of prison early release scheme is causing chaos, says union
Officials ‘do not know’ how to respond to potential changes to plans to start freeing up to 6,000 offenders Andy Burnham’s pledge to review early release plans has created “a sense of chaos” across the Prison Service, probation officers have said. As Whitehall insiders confirmed…
Read at Guardian Politics → - Daily Mail News·1d agoWidow of Andrew Harper condemns Labour's 'deplorable' soft justice as Burnham faces revolt over plans to release PC's killers from prison early
Lissie Harper said the support she received from politicians in the wake of her husband's death felt 'forgotten' after it emerged two of her husband PC Andrew Harper's killers may be released from jail.
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