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Andy Burnham: “I heard obviously what Andrew Harper's family were saying, I mean who couldn't? Nobody would want a position to arise…”

On the recordAugust 30, 2026
I heard obviously what Andrew Harper's family were saying, I mean who couldn't? Nobody would want a position to arise where those guilty of killing a police officer are let out early from prison,
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

On the decision regarding PC Harper's killers' early release.

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