In an emotional interview, Debbie Adlam said she is 'absolutely drained' by the conflicting messages from Downing Street about whether Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers can be kept behind bars.

Downing Street said it was 'not possible' to exempt 'one or two offenders' convicted of manslaughter amid an outcry at the possibility of Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers being freed.

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…