PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme

 PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the that PC Andrew Harper's killers will remain behind bars as he announced changes to the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding.

In an exclusive interview with, Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme, which would have made two of the officer's killers eligible for early release.

 

Burnham said extra prison space would be created by deporting foreign prisoners and releasing some inmates serving indefinite sentences.

It follows months of campaigning from PC Harper's family and former colleagues to block the release of his killers.

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