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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition death penalty

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Should the death penalty be brought back to the United Kingdom following the horrendous crime that happened to Lee Rigby in 22/05/2013. The government should, and needs to take a stand against this. The government needs to bring back the death penalty for such barbaric actions.

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