Burnham 'pauses' Labour's early release of prisoners for 'urgent review' after outrage at freeing of PC Harper's killers
'I am working closely with the new Justice Secretary and have instructed my team to put a pause on the changes that were due to start in September.'No prisoners will be let out under this policy until we have conducted an urgent review and done everything we can to minimise risk to the public. Mrs Harper, who was married for just 28 days before PC Harper's death, said that politicians are 'making decisions from behind a desk that will have real and lasting consequences' for the families of victims. Debbie Adlam, the mother of PC Harper, said it feels like an 'insult' that two of her son's killers may be eligible for early release from prison.
- ▪'I am working closely with the new Justice Secretary and have instructed my team to put a pause on the changes that were due to start in September.'No prisoners will be let out under this policy until we have conducted an urgent review and
- ▪Mrs Harper, who was married for just 28 days before PC Harper's death, said that politicians are 'making decisions from behind a desk that will have real and lasting consequences' for the families of victims.
- ▪Debbie Adlam, the mother of PC Harper, said it feels like an 'insult' that two of her son's killers may be eligible for early release from prison.
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- ▪ Burnham puts Labour’s early prisoner release scheme on hold — The Independent
- ▪ Burnham’s review of prison early release scheme is causing chaos, says union — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Burnham pauses early prison release scheme — BBC News — Politics
- ▪ Burnham Pauses Labour Policy to Release Prisoners Early — Guido Fawkes
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Andy Burnham today announced a 'pause' on Labour's prison early release scheme amid an outrage at PC Andrew Harper's killers being freed from jail.The Prime Minister said he and his new Justice Secretary Alex Norris would conduct an 'urgent review' of the policy ahead of its planned start in September.The move threatens to plunge the prisons system into fresh chaos, with Mr Burnham insisting no prisoners will be released under the scheme until the review is complete.It will leave officials scrambling to work out prison release plans for thousands of criminals who are due to become eligible for early release after serving as little as a third of their sentence.The PM indicated the scheme could yet face a major overhaul by Mr Norris, with Mr Burnham saying he would 'not hesitate' to make…
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