EXCLUSIVE: Campaigner Diana Parkes, 87, whose daughter Joanna Simpson was bludgeoned to death by British Airways pilot Robert Brown, today welcomed a move to stop the early release of offenders convicted of manslaughter

PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in jail and be excluded from the early release scheme as Andy Burnham confirms anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt

The pair will remain behind bars in the wake of public outcry and pressure from Andy Burnham