{"id":369159,"date":"2026-08-11T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-confident-pc-harpers-killers-wont-be-released-early\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:00:06","slug":"burnham-confident-pc-harpers-killers-wont-be-released-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-confident-pc-harpers-killers-wont-be-released-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham \u2018confident\u2019 PC Harper\u2019s killers won\u2019t be released early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/owq3d2QV5jI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Burnham \u2018confident\u2019 PC Harper\u2019s killers won\u2019t be released early\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/owq3d2QV5jI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham is pledging that the killers of PC Andrew Harper won\u2019t get early release. But can he escape the trap between doing what&#8217;s right and doing what&#8217;s necessary? <\/p>\n<p>The words of PC Harper&#8217;s mother explain why this story so resonates with the public, and it explains why the prime minister is caught between a bad option and a terrible one. <\/p>\n<p>The case has dominated headlines in relation to the government scheme to release some inmates early to tackle overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. <\/p>\n<p>Prisons didn&#8217;t merit a single word on the steps of Downing Street as Burnham moved in, but the question about whether PC Harper&#8217;s killers should be released early has pursued him since his very first interview. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Even as he tried to reboot the agenda of the government touting some radical moves on social care or education, he kept getting pulled back to the question of their release.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Prime Minister says he&#8217;s determined to work out a way to stop PC Harper&#8217;s killers from being freed early from prison. <\/p>\n<p>The Conservatives have accused Burnham of constant U-turns saying victims have been re-traumatised, and probation officers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of potential strike action in protest against early release.<\/p>\n<p>The government says it\u2019s \u201crestoring order to a prison system on the brink of collapse\u201d, investing \u00a3700m and \u201cmaking sure the Probation Service has the resource it needs to keep dangerous offenders under closer surveillance than ever before\u201d.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; Burnham pledges to block release of PC Harper&#8217;s killers<br \/>\n3:46 &#8211; Early release reassurances \u2018give me hope\u2019 &#8211; PC Harper\u2019s mum<br \/>\n8:05 &#8211; IPP sentences under review<br \/>\n12:05 &#8211; Realities of early release puts \u2018public in danger\u2019<br \/>\n14:32 &#8211; Interview with prison union boss<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham is pledging that the killers of PC Andrew Harper won\u2019t get early release. 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