Mother of PC Harper ‘bitterly disappointed’ that son’s killers remain eligible for early release – UK politics live
•The mother of PC Andrew Harper expressed deep disappointment that her son's killers are still eligible for early release.
•The UK government has revised its plans to address prison overcrowding due to pressure from victims and MPs.
•Domestic abusers and killers will remain eligible for early release, while rapists and child sexual abusers will be excluded from the new scheme.
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldGovernment revises plans to tackle prison overcrowding amid pressure from MPs and victims but domestic abusers and killers could still be released early
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The mother of PC Andrew Harper said her family are “bitterly disappointed” that her son’s killers remain eligible for early release after the government revised plans to tackle the overcrowding crisis in prisons.
Following pressure from victims, MPs and frontline prison officers, rapists, child sexual abusers and groomers will be excluded from the scheme for England and Wales, the government said on Monday.
It feels like we’re letting Andrew down again. We’ve been through the justice system, we thought we’d done as best as we could. Now we’re standing up to fight again … so I just feel really let down, for Andrew’s sake as well as ours.
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→The mother of PC Andrew Harper expressed deep disappointment that her son's killers are still eligible for early release.
→The UK government has revised its plans to address prison overcrowding due to pressure from victims and MPs.
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