{"id":369435,"date":"2026-08-12T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/50-police-chiefs-call-on-pm-to-prevent-early-release-of-pc-andrew-harper-killers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:00:06","slug":"50-police-chiefs-call-on-pm-to-prevent-early-release-of-pc-andrew-harper-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/50-police-chiefs-call-on-pm-to-prevent-early-release-of-pc-andrew-harper-killers\/","title":{"rendered":"50 police chiefs call on PM to prevent early release of PC Andrew Harper killers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fmXvTL5o74o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"50 police chiefs call on PM to prevent early release of PC Andrew Harper killers\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fmXvTL5o74o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fifty police chiefs from across the UK and Northern Ireland have warned that if two of the people convicted of killing PC Andrew Harper are released early, it could &#8216;undermine police morale and public trust in the justice system&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister has said that he recognised the &#8216;depth of public concern&#8217;, and the government is now looking for other ways to free up prison spaces.<\/p>\n<p>&#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>Fifty police chiefs from across the UK and Northern Ireland have warned that if two of the people convicted of killing PC Andrew Harper are released early, it could &#8216;undermine police morale and public trust in the justice system&#8217;. 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