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‘Solution identified’ to stop PC Harper’s killers walking free early

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The Independent 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’

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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

The Independent UK

‘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.

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Pc Harper’s mother ‘more angry than ever’ as she asks Burnham to meet her over early release scheme

It comes after Downing Street said it is ‘not possible’ to exempt ‘one or two offenders’ convicted of manslaughter from early release

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - UK

‘Not possible’ to block PC Andrew Harper’s killers from early release, No 10 says

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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

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Amnesty International says Farage putting ‘hate and inhumanity’ over leadership with El Salvador prison plan – as it happened

A spokesperson for the human rights group likened the proposal to ‘financial brutality with British taxpayers’ money’

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

Pc Harper’s mother visits scene of son’s death as 675,000 sign petition

A petition urging the Government to block Andrew Harper’s killers from being eligible for the early release scheme has more than 675,000 signatures.

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The Guardian - UK

Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators

Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historical cases who could be freed in scheme loophole

The Independent UK

Voices: Andy Burnham’s costly prisons blunder has failed PC Andrew Harper’s family

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The new PM must move quickly to undo this mistake – but a U-turn this early smacks once again of an administration struggling with the detail of policy

The Guardian - UK

Chief constable considers joining legal action if PC’s killers are released early

Thames Valley’s top officer says he may join Police Federation in court if convicted pair are freed from jail

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.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘We are addicted to incarceration’: Readers split over Andy Burnham’s early prisoner release scheme

YOUR VIEWS: Some readers say the move to exclude rapists and sex offenders still doesn’t go far enough, while others argue ministers have no real alternative while prisons stay full

The Independent UK

Pc Harper’s force considers joining legal challenge to block killers’ release

The officer’s widow, Lissie Harper, has described feeling ‘punched in the gut’ by the decision to push ahead with plans.

The Guardian - UK

Joshua Bonehill-Paine quits as Tory council candidate– as it happened

Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council to meet with Tory party but decline meeting with Joshua Bonehill-Paine

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