Andy Burnham

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PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme

Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.

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Andy Burnham, wearing glasses, a suit jacket and a blue tie, speaks

Burnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted - but at what cost?

The prime minister says he will keep hundreds more criminals behind bars but doing so requires complex changes.

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PM confirms PC Harper's killers will remain in prison

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the BBC that PC Andrew Harper's killers will remain behind bars as he announced changes to the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding.

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A composite of the front pages of the Independent and the Sun on Sunday on 30 August 2026.

'Healey eyes banks and oil tax' and 'X Factor comeback'

As rescue efforts enter their fifth day following the Nepal flash floods, some of today's papers report on the climbing death toll.

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Andy Burnham wearing a dark navy suit jacket, white shirt and blue tie and dark-rimmed glasses - a crowd of people, not in focus, are behind him

Burnham's summer tour is over - now he has to prove himself in Parliament

The imminent return of Parliament will put the new prime minister under real scrutiny, with MPs finally getting a chance to grill him.

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PM stands 'full square behind' Good Friday Agreement

Sir Chris Bryant clarifies comments made by the prime minister on Thursday that a border poll is "off the table".

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Sports Direct founder attacks Burnham's 'populist' High Street plans

In a letter, the entrepreneur accuses the prime minister of "jumping on 'everyday fixes' or bandwagons" with his latest cost of living and retail policies.

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Piles of rubbish lay strewn on a long strip of land surrounded by trees. On the left hand side is a road and one side of a football stadium can be seen. To the right is an industrial area filled with low-rise factory buildings.

'We live and work next to a huge illegal waste dump'

Waste criminals operated site near city's football ground in plain sight before it was discovered.

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A homeless person lies down on the street in front of a building. He is half coveed by a blanket and wearing a coat with a hood raised and covering his face. He is resting his head on a rucksack, next to which there is a stack of boxes.

Council given £4.7m to tackle rough sleeping

The money is part of a national plan to offer every rough sleeper in England a route off the streets.

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