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Burnham says he will review early prisoner release scheme

The prime minister says he cannot commit to changing the policy but wants to look at it in detail "before we go further forward".

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New PM says the main perpetrator in the killing of PC Andrew Harper will now ‘not be subject to early release’ and he will also review ‘whole policy’ Wes Streeting said the US president was “right” to demand Europe pays more for its own defence. Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of Europe for relying too much on the US for its security, and has demanded Nato allies reach 5% of GDP on defence spending by 20…

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Burnham to review early prisoner release scheme amid anger over potential freeing of PC Harper’s killers – UK politics live

New PM says the main perpetrator in the killing of PC Andrew Harper will now ‘not be subject to early release’ and he will also review ‘whole policy’ Wes Streeting said the US president was “right” to demand Europe pays more for its own defence. Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of Europe for relying too much on the US for its security, and has demanded Nato allies reach 5% of GDP on defence spending by 20…

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