Petition to block early prison release of PC Andrew Harper's killers hits 1 million signatures

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Petition to block early prison release of PC Andrew Harper's killers hits 1 million signatures.

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A petition calling on Labour to block the early release of two men convicted of killing PC Andrew Harper has hit one million signatures.The petition is calling for Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Justice Secretary Alex Norris to prevent two out of three of PC Harper's killers, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, from walking free.

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Mr Burnham has ordered Justice Secretary Alex Norris to draw up plans to free up prison space for serious offenders.The Prime Minister added he is "increasingly confident" PC Harper's killers will not be released early from their sentences as a result.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say 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.Bowers and Cole are set to be released next year halfway through their 13-year sentences, after being convicted of manslaughter in 2020.Before this year's Sentencing Act,...

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