PC Harper's killers: Andy Burnham's first major test

哈珀警司杀手:安迪·伯纳姆的首次重大考验

World in 10

2026-08-11

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Last week, Andy Burnham said he had reached “the very limits of what is possible”, appearing powerless to prevent the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers. But after a wave of public outrage, he has now promised to stop it. This is Burnham’s first major collision between style and substance – can his positive-vibes politics really trump the reality of a political nightmare? Then over to Clacton, where a tanned Nigel Farage has embedded himself in his constituency. What comes next for Reform’s leader after he does the inevitable and defeats Count Binface in the by-election? Can he get Reform back on track after a difficult few months? Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson Picture: PA media This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Welcome to the State Split, the political podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

  • I'm Stephen Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

  • I'm Patrick McGuire, chief commentator for The Times.

  • I'm Laura Spirit, deputy political editor of The Sunday Times.

  • This week, we are going to talk about the early release scheme

  • where Andy Burnham is effectively taking a stand in the first major test of his will as Prime Minister.

  • He wants to block the release of the killers of PC Andrew Harper.

  • And he's going to do everything he can despite officials telling him you can't do it.

  • He says I'm doing it.