Grooming gang survivors demand 'urgent action' from Andy Burnham to block perpetrators from early release scheme

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Andy Burnham is facing his "defining moment" as Prime Minister with his decision on the early release prison scheme, Matthew Stadlen has claimed.Speaking to GB News, the political commentator stressed that although the prisons crisis is a "legacy problem", it has now become "Labour's problem".Following controversy over the release of grooming gang perpetrators and the eligible release of two of PC Andrew Harper's killers, Mr Burnham has paused the scheme pending an "urgent review".The Prime Minister has assured that "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".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Discussing the scheme and the decision to pause, host Charlie Peters stressed that Mr Burnham "cannot pause legislation" directly.Asked whether the Prime Minister will "recall Parliament" to change the legislation of the scheme, Mr Stadlen said: "This is an example of a difficult decision that...

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Two grooming gang survivors have called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to take "urgent action" to block serious offenders from being eligible for the early release prison scheme.Speaking to GB News, Sarah Wilson and Jade Belgrove declared that the Labour Government "must stop" offenders including sexual abusers to be released early.Having sent a letter to Mr Burnham calling for him to take action, Ms Belgrove told GB News stressed that survivors and victims "cannot risk having these people released back into the community".She said: "I wrote the letter because it needs to be addressed and it needs to be urgently put into place as soon as possible.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "We all know how much of a danger they are through our own experiences and to future victims, so I wrote the letter out of pure frustration and anger, trying to make Andy Burnham listening to us."Ms Wilson argued that a pause in the legislation on...

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