The mother of PC Andrew Harper, the Thames Valley Police officer killed while responding to a burglary in 2019, has warned that any Labour government move to release her son's killers early would deny him "proper justice" for a second time. Her intervention comes amid wider concern over early-release policies for violent offenders, and highlights the lasting pain felt by victims' families when sentencing decisions are revisited years after conviction.

PC Harper died after being dragged along a road by a car driven by teenagers he was attempting to stop following a quad bike theft; those responsible were convicted of manslaughter rather than murder, a verdict his family has long argued failed to reflect the severity of his death. His mother's renewed comments reflect ongoing frustration within the family over how the justice system has handled the case and fears that prison policy changes could shorten the killers' time behind bars further.