Andy Burnham has declared he will "not give up" on reforming the early release prison scheme, making clear he has "not accepted" that it is "impossible" to block the release of dangerous criminals.
Detailing his plans to reform the scheme, the Prime Minister said he is "confident that more can be done" in relation to both foreign criminals and the killers of PC Andrew Harper.
Mr Burnham said of the plan: "I've heard the depth of concern felt across the country about the potential release of the killers of PC Andrew Harper, and obviously, I feel for the family and the anguish that they're that they're going through.
"What I have done since I came into office is pushed the system every single day to go further. I've not accepted it's impossible to do more, I believe there is more that can be done."
He revealed: "So today I have asked the Justice Secretary to present a plan in early September to Parliament to go further so that we do not have to release as many people early.
"And that plan will include issues like returning more foreign national offenders to their country of origin and looking at the injustice of IPP sentences which have led to young people being in prison indeterminately, and that clearly is unfair."
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