While it was reported this week that Andy Burnham was prepared to ‘explore every option’ to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in jail, Downing Street has since played down the prospect of an imminent carve-out to keep the pair behind bars

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly prepared to "explore every option" to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers

PC Andrew Harper, a 28-year-old police officer, was killed in August 2019 after responding to reports of a stolen quad bike in Berkshire.