Raab rejects wife killer’s jail switch request

DOMINIC RAAB has refused a prison transfer request by wife killer Robert Brown that would have prevented her family from blocking his early release.

The Justice Secretary rejected a request by Brown to move to a Scottish prison which would have made it impossible for him to intervene and block his automatic release in November, as it would have put the convicted killer outside his jurisdiction.

Mr Raab said: “Public protection is my number one priority and I will not permit any arrangement that could compromise our ability to manage a dangerous offender.”

The family and friends of his estranged wife Joanna Simpson launched a campaign, backed by Carrie Johnson, the wife of Boris Johnson, for the Government to keep him in prison.

Brown, a former British Airways pilot, admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

He was jailed in May 2011 for 26 years but he is due for release in November having served half his sentence.