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BBC Politics11 Aug 2026

Police chiefs call for PM to prevent early release of PC Harper's killers

The intervention comes after Andy Burnham said he was "confident" the early release of PC Harper's killers could be prevented.

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BBC Politics11 Aug 2026

Fifty police chiefs call for PM to prevent early release of PC Harper's killers

The intervention comes after Andy Burnham said he was "confident" the early release of PC Harper's killers could be prevented.

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BBC Politics11 Aug 2026

Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted

The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.

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BBC Politics11 Aug 2026

Wealthy areas must play their part in housing asylum seekers, Burnham suggests

The prime minister was asked about protests over plans to use a former military base to house asylum seekers.

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Express Politics11 Aug 2026

Angela Rayner's children 'disgusted' over 1 thing she does

Rayner has addressed the habit in an interview.

Express Politics11 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham under pressure to call COBRA meeting as UK on course for hottest summer ever

The UK is set to record its warmest summer ever - and Andy Burnham has hardly spoken about it.

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The Guardian Politics11 Aug 2026

Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian

Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources Richard Tice has been accused of using “nasty tactics” in an attempt to intimidate journalists and deflect attention from his own financial affairs after issuing a legal threat to the Guardian. In a letter sent from his lawyers, a Guardian correspondent was singled out for her reporting on a series of Tice’s financial transactions that were referred to the National Crime Agency. Continue read

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BBC Politics11 Aug 2026

Man guilty of harassing MP Stella Creasy on Tube train

The man was "abusive and aggressive" towards the Walthamstow Labour MP on a Victoria line train.

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BBC Politics11 Aug 2026

Man guilty of harassing MP Stella Creasy on Tube train

The man was "abusive and aggressive" towards the Walthamstow Labour MP on a Victoria line train.

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Express Politics11 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham 're-traumatising victims' as he's blasted for constant U-turns

The Prime Minister insisted "there is more that can be done" after previously claiming he has "pushed the very limits" of who can be kept behind bars.

The Guardian Politics11 Aug 2026

How viable are plans to free up prison space in England and Wales?

The PM is proposing three ways of increasing jail capacity – but none offer a quick or straightforward solution Andy Burnham said on Monday he was “increasingly confident” that PC Andrew Harper’s killers would not be freed in the new year. Determined to ensure that Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, who were jailed for 13 years in 2020 for manslaughter, serve their full sentences, he has asked the justice secretary, Alex Norris, to examine three options for increasing prison capacity. Continue read

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The Guardian Politics11 Aug 2026

Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?

The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things It was last year that Martin Lewis, the money-saving guru, advised the government to find “100 small things that piss people off” and set about sorting them out. That approach has been adopted almost immediately by Andy Burnham since entering office, as he began his programme of “everyday fixes” to tackle problems that can be dealt with through minor policy tweaks. Continue r