Burnham faces mass call from police chiefs to block early release of PC Harper’s killers

Andy Burnham is facing an unprecedented call from police leaders to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers, The Guardian reports. Fifty police chiefs across the UK, including every chief constable in England and Wales, signed a letter urging that the killers not benefit from a program designed to free up prison space, citing what they describe as a profound strength of feeling across policing. Unions have separately warned that the emergency early-release plan risks causing confusion or prisoners being freed by mistake.

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