PM says anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding, saying he understood “how strongly people feel about this issue”. The prime minister said anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, would be excluded from the scheme, which would have made two of the officer’s killers eligible for early release. It comes after Burnham previously ordered a review of plans for the early release of thousands of killers, rapists and sex offenders from prison in September. “We will now not only be keeping offenders serving time for indecent assault locked up, but also those in prison for manslaughter and death by dangerous driving,” the prime minister said. “This means that the awful criminals responsible for the killing of PC Andrew Harper will not have their sentence shortened.” Ministers have repeatedly warned that cells to hold newly arrested people could run out without the early prison release scheme, but Burnham said spaces would be m
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PM says anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme aimed…
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PM says anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after Andy Burnham announced changes to the early…
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