Burnham orders review of grooming gang early releases
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered an urgent review of early prison releases to ensure offenders convicted of grooming-related crimes are not inadvertently freed. This follows pressure from opposition leader Kemi Badenoch regarding the government's scheme to alleviate prison overcrowding.
Image source, Reuters By Joshua Nevett , Political reporter and Damian Grammaticas , Political correspondent Published 6 August 2026, 13:22 BST Updated 18 minutes ago Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered an urgent review of grooming gang cases involving offenders that may be eligible to be freed from jail early under the government's release scheme.
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