Burnham vows to stop early release of PC Harper’s killers
Burnham vowed to stop the early release of PC Harper’s killers. Separately, the PM stated that he is ‘increasingly confident’ prison space can be freed up, which would allow authorities to keep more serious criminals incarcerated.
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