Prisoner release row proving to be Burnham's first big test as PM
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-08-08 01:18 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Transport, Europe, Labour & Workers, Elections, World News
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Three weeks into his premiership, Andy Burnham has "hit bumps in the road" in the estimation of one long-serving Labour MP with the row over the early release of some prisoners from jail.
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