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Justice Secretary Alex Norris apologises to PC Andrew Harper's family over killers' early jail release
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NEWSDECK ANALYSIS
The coverage of the government's apology to Pc Andrew Harper's family over the early release scheme shows broad agreement on the core facts of the story. However, the framing and tone of the coverage differ, with right-leaning outlets like Guido Fawkes and the Mirror News focusing on the killers' potential benefits from the scheme, while the Evening Standard's coverage ranges from formal and focused on the government apology to critical of the early release scheme.
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Mirror News
Justice Secretary Alex Norris apologises to PC Andrew Harper's family over killers' early jail release
PC Andrew Harper’s mum Debbie Adlam said her family are 'bitterly disappointed' after learning manslaughter charges would not be included on an exemption list from the early release prison scheme
4 Aug, 14:03
Evening Standard
Government apologises to Pc Andrew Harper’s family over early release scheme
Some 5,000 people are expected to be released early under sentencing changes.
4 Aug, 11:59
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GB News
Alex Armstrong grills Justice Secretary for ‘messing around’ family of PC Andrew Harper after U-turn on killers' early release
Alex Armstrong has grilled Justice Secretary Alex Norris for “messing around” the family of PC Andrew Harper after Labour U-turned on granting early release to his killers.
The MP previously told GB News on August 4 that Labour has gone as “far as we can go” in preventing serious offenders from being released early.
However, he admitted that a public outcry has pushed the Government to intervene and amend the plans…
1 Sept, 11:39
Guido Fawkes
Justice Secretary Apologises to Family of PC Harper for Killers’ Early Release
Justice Secretary Alex Norris has apologised to the family of PC Andrew Harper after Burnham’s reworked early release scheme will still let out his killers early: “As I’ve said to both them, I’m very sorry we’re in this situation. We would have liked to have gone further… it comes down to the conviction type. Harper’s…
4 Aug, 07:54