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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

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.

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Government facing legal action after UN rules prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms are being unlawfully detained

Exclusive: Lawyers have sent justice secretary Alex Norris a letter before action over ‘indefensible’ indefinite jail terms condemned by human rights watchdog

The Independent UK

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

Andy Burnham Officially Blocks Early Release for Rapists and Child Sex Offenders in Sentencing U-Turn

Burnham bars rapists from early release and brings in tougher monitoring, as early-release reforms and prison capacity plans roll out.

International Business Times UK

Dana Carr's Early Release: Mother Who Allowed Toddler's Murder Set to Walk Free for Christmas

Dana Carr, the mother who allowed the brutal murder of two-year-old Maya Chappell, is set to walk free by Christmas under a controversial early release scheme, leaving bereaved families devastated.

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PC Harper police chief considering legal action to block killers’ release from prison

Thames Valley chief constable says he is ‘receiving legal advice’

The Independent UK

Police Federation threatens legal action over early release of Pc Harper’s killers

Aileen O’Connor, chair of Thames Valley Police’s Police Federation, said the decision would anger and demoralise serving officers.

Evening Standard

Voices: There must be an end to this ‘throw away the key’ prisons scandal

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Independent has long campaigned for an end to the injustices suffered by indefinitely detained IPP prisoners – Labour’s early release scheme must prioritise their freedom

The Independent UK

Norris: Victims’ families ‘carrying the can’ for failure to build enough prisons

It comes after the Government apologised to the family of Pc Andrew Harper as two of his killers remain eligible for early release.

Evening Standard

Early prison release scheme: Why are criminals being released and could PC Harper’s killers be let out?

IN NUMBERS: Around 1,000 rapists and child sex offenders will remain exempt from Labour’s early prison release scheme - but why couldn’t Andy Burnham go further? Alex Ross explores the crisis facing prisons

The Independent UK

Fresh hope of release for inmates trapped on ‘inhumane’ indefinite jail terms decades after their crimes

The Independent has tirelessly campaigned for more than two years for all IPP prisoners to have their sentences reviewed – as 2,400 languish in jail, many for petty crimes and some locked up as children, with no release date

The Independent UK

About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules

Justice secretary says he could not have gone further without causing system to ‘break’ but acknowledges impact on grieving relatives such as those of PC Andrew Harper

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Government apologises to Pc Andrew Harper’s family over early release scheme

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

Evening Standard

PC Harper’s mother says family ‘paying the price’ for early release scheme

Two of PC Harper’s killers would still qualify for early release despite Prime Minister Andy Burnham announcing changes to the scheme

The Independent UK

Burnham bars rapists and serious child sex offenders from early release scheme

PM said he ‘wanted to go even further’ but that it would not be possible without the prison system collapsing

Evening Standard

Burnham blocks early prison release for rapists and serious child sex offenders

The scheme will also be delayed until October to give probation staff time to plan for releases.

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The Guardian - UK

Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals

PM says he wants to ensure ‘everything has been looked at’ amid outrage at policy from family of PC Andrew Harper

The Guardian - UK

Mahmood and Streeting accused of making ‘cheap jokes’ about prisoner early release scheme

Victims of crime say it’s ‘no laughing matter’ after ministers caught on hot mic ‘ribbing’ about scheme

The Independent UK

Defence secretary Wes Streeting says sorry for early prisoner release joke

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The Independent UK

Streeting and Mahmood apologise for joke about early prisoner release caught on hot mic

The Defence Secretary made the remarks in a conversation with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and the new Justice Secretary Alex Norris

The Independent UK

Who has Andy Burnham picked to be in his Cabinet?

Here, the Press Association looks at the appointments to Andy Burnham’s Cabinet so far.

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood will change law to allow Rochdale grooming gang leader’s deportation

The government has been examining ways to deport Shabir Ahmed, 73, since his release last week

The Independent UK

EES border checks: UK urges France to ‘prioritise flow’ ahead of summer holiday chaos

The EU has rejected calls from airline and airports to suspend EES until September

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