Find a way

ANDY Burnham has apparently been told by hand-wringing civil servants that it’s

They need to be told to try harder.

Mugshots of Jessie Cole (left) and Albert Bowers (right).PM Burnham has apparently been told by hand-wringing civil servants that it’s ‘not possible’ to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s murderers Credit: PA Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to the media during a visit to HM Coastguard.Andy Burnham must find a way to keep the vile killers behind bars Credit: AFP

There are a few hundred inmates serving time for manslaughter.

needs to order officials to find a way to bar those serving the longest sentences from being freed.

That would minimise the threat of any legal challenges from lags and ensure

As the petition to keep Bowers and Cole locked up ticks up towards one million, the public’s demand is crystal-clear.

They expect

The Prime Minister must realise he has the power to overrule Government officials and lawyers all too often stuck in their comforting bubble of State uselessness and a lack of accountability.

With a massive majority behind him, this issue boils down to a question of sheer will.

Push boat out

HOW much longer must Brits put up with migrants and people-smugglers making a mockery of our open borders?

s opened up a new front in the small boats crisis.

It’s clear that far from the gangs being smashed, the

Their new tactic of packing as many as possible on a single craft — — could soon make 1,000 arrivals a daily occurrence.

It’s not just the sheer numbers. The cost is becoming astronomical, too.

In 2023, the Home Office estimated each migrant costs taxpayers £106,000 minimum over four years in free housing, healthcare and other benefits.

That means yesterday’s mega dinghy

That’s a staggeringly high price to pay while Burnham & Co leave Britain without any kind of plan.

FOR a bloke who claims to love sport and champion working-class culture, Andy Burnham seems surprisingly keen to demonise anyone who likes a flutter.

The Prime Minister says he will boost our High Streets by making it harder to open vape shops and . . . bookmakers.

But bookies are not anti-social enterprises. They provide good jobs and help keep sports like racing and rugby league afloat.

In any event, it’s hard not to conclude Burnham’s plan is purely performative.