Andy Burnham set to U-turn and stop PC Harper's killers walking free after national fury

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Andy Burnham is considering blocking the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers after he previously said there was nothing he could do about their freeing.

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Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers are among the prisoners who are set to be set free early as new Government plans come into play, releasing 5,000 criminals prematurely over a 10-month period.The plans were put forward as a way of tackling overcrowding in prisons.PC Harper was killed after investigating the theft of a £10,000 quad bike in August 2019.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Bowers and Cole, then 17, alongside Henry Long, 18, tried to escape in a car in Sulhamstead, Berkshire.PC Harper's ankles were caught in the car's tow rope and he was dragged along the road at 43mph for over a mile.Cole and Bowers were both handed a 13-year sentence for manslaughter.Their co-defendant, Long, received a 16-year sentence, but would not be eligible to walk free this year under the scheme.As Cole and Bowers have served half their...

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