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News · 7 August 2026

Burnham under pressure to block early release of PC Harper's killers

Burnham under pressure to block early release of PC Harper's killers

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing significant pressure to prevent the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers, with a petition gaining over 650,000 signatures. While Burnham's government has excluded rapists and serious child sex offenders from the early release scheme, manslaughter charges are not included. Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, two of PC Harper's killers, remain eligible for release from October.

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