Rejected petition Bring back the death penalty.

The death penalty should return to the UK to serve as the ultimate punishment for the most heinous crimes, ensuring justice for victims and their families, deterring potential offenders, and demonstrating that society will not tolerate acts of extreme violence.

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Abolish whole life orders and reintroduce the death penalty
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700357

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Date submitted 26 January 2025
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