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Threat of legal action if PC Andrew Harper’s killers are released early

Thames Valley chief says he may join Police Federation in court if Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers are freed from prison The chief constable of Thames Valley…

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Thames Valley chief says he may join Police Federation in court if Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers are freed from prison The chief constable of Thames Valley police has said he will consider joining legal action against the government if it fails to block the early release of two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers. But of course, those laws that mean anyone who kills a 999 worker essentially will get life imprisonment cannot be applied retrospectively. "This will not happen overnight and nor without difficulty, but we will deliver a justice system that the British people expect and deserve.".

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Thames Valley chief says he may join Police Federation in court if Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers are freed from prison The chief constable of Thames Valley police has said he will consider joining legal action against the government if it fails to block the early release of two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers.
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But of course, those laws that mean anyone who kills a 999 worker essentially will get life imprisonment cannot be applied retrospectively.
according to GB News – Politics
"This will not happen overnight and nor without difficulty, but we will deliver a justice system that the British people expect and deserve."
according to GB News – Politics