PC Andrew Harper's colleague accuses Andy Burnham of 'spitting on our faces' over early release of officer's killers

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Andy Burnham assures there is 'more to be done' to block early release of PC Harper's killers: 'I won't give up'.

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Andy Burnham has declared he will "not give up" on reforming the early release prison scheme, making clear he has "not accepted" that it is "impossible" to block the release of dangerous criminals.Detailing his plans to reform the scheme, the Prime Minister said he is "confident that more can be done" in relation to both foreign criminals and the killers of PC Andrew Harper.Mr Burnham said of the plan: "I've heard the depth of concern felt across the country about the potential release of the killers of PC Andrew Harper, and obviously, I feel for the family and the anguish that they're that they're going through."What I have done since I came into office is pushed the system every single day to go further.

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I've not accepted it's impossible to do more, I believe there is more that can be done." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He revealed: "So today I have asked the Justice Secretary to present a plan in early September to Parliament to go further so that we do not have to release as...

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A colleague of PC Andrew Harper has accused Andy Burnham of "spitting on our faces" over the release of two of his killers.Chris Bushnell said the least Labour could do was "show him some respect".PC Harper was fatally injured when he got caught in a strap attached to the back of a car and was dragged down a country road as the killers fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, in 2019.

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Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers are set to be released halfway through their 13-year sentences, after being convicted of manslaughter in 2020.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Now, Mr Bushnell, who attempted to pursue the gang of teenagers as they fled the scene, said he is still deeply traumatised by his colleague's death.Speaking publicly for the first time since the trial, Mr Bushnell told The Telegraph: "We can't change the verdict.

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They got their sentences, which were pretty pitiful, to be fair."When I first heard a couple of weeks ago there was a chance they could be let out...

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A: Andy Burnham assures there is 'more to be done' to block early release of PC Harper's killers: 'I won't give up'.

B: Andy Burnham has declared he will "not give up" on reforming the early release prison scheme, making clear he has "not accepted" that it is "impossible" to block the release of dangerous criminals.Detailing his plans to reform the scheme, the Prime Minister said he is "confident that more can be done" in relation to both foreign criminals and the killers of PC Andrew Harper.Mr Burnham said of the plan: "I've heard the depth of concern felt across the country about the potential release of the killers of PC Andrew Harper, and obviously, I feel for the family and the anguish that they're that they're going through."What I have done since I came into office is pushed the system every single day to go further.

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A: Andy Burnham has declared he will "not give up" on reforming the early release prison scheme, making clear he has "not accepted" that it is "impossible" to block the release of dangerous criminals.Detailing his plans to reform the scheme, the Prime Minister said he is "confident that more can be done" in relation to both foreign criminals and the killers of PC Andrew Harper.Mr Burnham said of the plan: "I've heard the depth of concern felt across the country about the potential release of the killers of PC Andrew Harper, and obviously, I feel for the family and the anguish that they're that they're going through."What I have done since I came into office is pushed the system every single day to go further.

B: A colleague of PC Andrew Harper has accused Andy Burnham of "spitting on our faces" over the release of two of his killers.Chris Bushnell said the least Labour could do was "show him some respect".PC Harper was fatally injured when he got caught in a strap attached to the back of a car and was dragged down a country road as the killers fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, in 2019.