# PC Andrew Harper’s killers to remain in prison

https://mins.news/en/video/37342

- BBC News, 2026-08-30 07:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qcr-Ev_ZPs

> Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the BBC that PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars as he announced changes to an early-release scheme intended to ease prison overcrowding. He said anyone convicted of manslaughter would be excluded from the Sentencing Act changes, which would otherwise have made the killers eligible for release.