Rejected petition Hold a referendum on whether to reinstate the Death Penalty for serious crimes.

We, the people of the UK should have the choice on whether or not the option of a death sentence should be available for terrorists, mass murderers, serial rapists, paedophiles, child killers, police killers, drug lords and people who commit treason and all other serious crimes.

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The UK is a democracy, and as such the people should have the choice on whether or not to bring back the death penalty.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304809

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Date submitted 5 August 2020
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