‘Harper’s law’ will not be retrospective, says Dominic Raab

Justice secretary’s statement means killers of PC Andrew Harper, who died in the line of duty, will not have sentences extended

A new law that will bring in mandatory life sentence for offenders who kill emergency services workers while committing crimes will not be retrospective, Dominic Raab has said.

The justice secretary’s statement means that the killers of PC Andrew Harper, who died in the line of duty, will not have their sentences extended.

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