Rapists, child abusers and groomers will not leave prison early, says PM

Andy Burnham will also delay release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales a month, until October

Rapists, child sexual abusers and groomers will be excluded from early release plans to ease critical prison overcrowding in a major intervention by Andy Burnham.

The prime minister said on Tuesday that he would delay the planned early release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales by a month until October.