Andy Burnham said to be ‘determined’ to work out solution amid increasing pressure from family and police
Andy Burnham has told the justice secretary to find a way to exclude PC Andrew Harper’s killers from the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding.
The prime minister is said to be “determined” to find a solution amid increasing pressure from Harper’s family and police not to allow Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter, to be freed in January under the existing plans.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Caroline Davies.
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