Harper's killers faced early release

Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, convicted in twenty twenty of PC Andrew Harper's manslaughter, would have qualified for early release next year under the prison overcrowding scheme.

Government reversed course after backlash

Prime Minister Andy Burnham initially opposed further restrictions on early release. Following backlash, the Government announced that anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, would be excluded.

Badenoch: indecision made jobs harder

Kemi Badenoch will tell the Police Federation that PC Andrew Harper's colleagues' jobs were made harder when told his killers would be released early from prison.

“PC Andrew Harper's colleagues' jobs were made harder, when they were told his killers were going to be released early from prison.”

Badenoch calls for better police backing

The Conservative leader will say police officers have not had the backing they deserve and that the public has become too scared to do the right thing.

“In recent years we have too often failed to recognise sacrifice and service.”