Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ PC Harper’s killers will not get early release

<p>Prime minister says he has asked justice secretary to push through measures to increase the number of prison places</p><p>Andy Burnham has said he is increasingly confident he can adapt the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug/10/what-could-andy-burnham-do-to-block-early-release-of-pc-andrew-harpers-killers">early release scheme</a> for prisoners to exclude the killers of PC Andrew Harper and other serious offenders, saying he understood and shared the public’s concern about their potential release.</p><p>Writing <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BurnhamGM/posts/pfbid02X4Nav7zZzBD75nMMiaFsXWaEhC8siGhkXBQjNYEefwy3iZRgXEjRJZif2neopyQzl?locale=en_GB">on Facebook</a>, the prime minister said on Tuesday he had asked the justice secretary, Alex Norris, to rapidly push through a series of measures to increase the number of prison places, requiring fewer people to be released early to free up room.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/11/andy-burnham-justice-secretary-early-release-scheme-pc-andrew-harper-killers">Continue reading...</a>