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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

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

The Independent 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.

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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

The Guardian - 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

The Guardian - UK

Mother of Pc Harper says early release of killers ‘another letdown for Andrew’

It comes after the constable’s widow Lissie Harper criticised the early release scheme as ‘deplorable’.

Evening Standard

What is the early prisoner release scheme and why has it been branded ‘deplorable’?

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The nude female body assumes an otherworldly sensuality in new photo book

Artist duo Honey Long and Prue Stent intertwine abstract references in new photo book, ‘Drinking From The Eye’, embracing the female body and the natural world

Wallpaper

Widow of slain Pc Andrew Harper made MBE for justice campaign in his name

Lissie Harper successfully campaigned to introduce mandatory life sentences for people who kill emergency service workers.

The Independent UK

PC Andrew Harper's killer, 20, caught downing homemade booze inside high-security prison

Henry Long, 20, was jailed for 16 years in 2020 for the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper in 2019 - he was jailed alongside his pals Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, 18 at the time

Daily Mirror

Lissie Harper: I know slain police officer husband will be proud of law change

The 31-year-old widow has successfully campaigned to introduce mandatory life sentences for people who kill emergency service workers.

The Independent UK

Widow of tragic PC Andrew Harper urges Nicola Sturgeon to introduce life sentences for police killers

Lissie Harper has joined forces with Christine Fulton, from Ayrshire, whose police officer husband was stabbed to death in 1994.

Daily Record

ITV's The Killing of PC Harper: Wife Lissie's fight for justice after killers cleared of murder

Henry Long, 19, and 18-year-olds Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were cleared of murder by a jury

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