BBC News · WorldNews · 2026-08-30
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme. PM Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme. It follows months of campaigning from PC Harper's family and former colleagues to block the release of his killers. Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.
Why it matters. Why it matters: PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme.
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