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PC Harper's mum says 'it's difficult' as she demands answers over release scheme

Debbie Adlam, mum of PC Andrew Harper, has spoken out on Good Morning Britain about the early prisoner release scheme.

[Debbie Adlame ]

Debbie Adlam spoke to Good Morning Britain about the early prisoner release scheme (Image: ITV)

PC Andrew Harper's mum has addressed the early prisoner release scheme and has issued questions she wants the government to answer.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain with Adil Ray and Kate Garrway, the ITV presenter highlighted that Yvette Cooper is appearing on the show later on, asking if there was anything she wanted to ask the State for Health and Social Care

Debbie Adlam commented: "Is this really worthwhile when you're looking at the actual numbers?

"That's something that's now at the forefront of our minds. Is this really worthwhile to let emergency services down for the sake of the number of cells that are actually going to be affected?"

Kate highlighted that Debbie must be feeling exhausted, having fought for Harper's Law for years, as she questioned what it's like living with everything happening at the moment, reports the Mirror.

[Debbie Adlam]

Debbie Adlam spoke to Good Morning Britain about the early prisoner release scheme (Image: ITV)

Debbie confessed: "Right now, it's really difficult because life doesn't stop. I'm still trying to do what I have to do in my normal, daily life. As I found out this morning, things went a bit wrong, and I had a maggot infestation.

"So I've just had to deal with that beforehand, as I don't have the time to keep up with everything else going on in my life. I've got a mum to care for, I want to do everything that I can in my normal life, but this is taking precedence right now.

"We've got to do this for Andrew. I haven't had a minute spare, I am running on adrenaline and nerves, I've just got to hope that at the end of this, I'm going to feel okay. But genuinely, we live with this every day. Our loss of Andrew is horrendous."

Debbie told the presenters that the family's lives have been 'devastated' by what happened to her son.

[A woman in a blue top on a split sceen with a man in a suit]

PC Andrew Harper was killed in 2019 after a horrific incident(Image: ITV)

She said: "The way we lost him, it just lives in your bones. He was just such a lovely person, and I still can't, really, get to grips with what happened. It's a very surreal way of living, but we have to do it. You have to get up every day, and you have family to be with. Your life hasn't gone away; you have to deal with it, somehow."

Debbie's son, PC Andrew Harper was tragically killed in 2019 at the age of 28 when he was dragged by a car for over mile down country roads.

Despite efforts to rescue him, he was declared dead at the scene while the three teenagers escaped.

[PC Andrew Harper]

The 28 year old died in 2019 (Image: Thames Valley Police/PA Wire)

Subsequently, driver Henry Long received a 16-year jail term with passengers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both handed 13-year prison sentences for manslaughter.

Nevertheless, Jessie and Albert could seek early release after completing half their sentences under the government's new scheme. Henry will not qualify, reports the Mirror.

The scheme has been proposed as a way to tackle prison overcrowding, sparking widespread fury.

However, not all inmates will be eligable for the scheme as those sentenced for rape, serious child sex and grooming offences will now not be eligible for early release.

Good Morning Britain is available to watch on ITV weekdays from 6am.

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