No10 rules out death penalty return following calls after Southport killings
No10 has slapped down calls for the death penalty to be restored following the sentencing of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, who faces at least 52 years behind bars
No10 has slapped down calls for the death penalty to be restored following the sentencing of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, who faces at least 52 years behind barsNo10 has ruled out a return to the death penalty (
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Downing Street says it has "no plans" to re-examine a return for the death penalty.
The Government has slapped down calls - including by Reform UK - to consider bringing back capital punishment. It follows the sentencing of Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana, who had a history of violence and was reported for radicalisation.
Rudakubana murdered Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Bebe King, six, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year. He was jailed for a mimimum of 52 years - meaning he will be nearly 70 before he can be considered for release.
Rudakubana will likely spend the rest of his life in prison, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Thursday. Southport MP Patrick Hurley has said the sentence was too leniant and called for review into a whole-life sentence.
Rudakubana was days from his 18th birthday when he carried out the sickening attack. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said there are "no plans" to look at capital punishment.
He said: "Parliament abolished the death penalty more than 50 years ago and in free votes has consistently voted against it being restored in recent decades." The PM earlier said the attack was an "atrocity".
Axel Rudakubana is likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars (Image:
MERSEYSIDE POLICE/AFP via Getty)Following the sentencing, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice called for a ânational debateâ on the death penalty. He told LBC: "I donât think we should be afraid of having a national debate on important big issues like this. I think that many people in the country would like at least a debate."
Fellow Reform MP Rupert Lowe - who Elon Musk suggested could replace Nigel Farage - said it was "time for a national debate" on the use of capital punishment "in exceptional circumstances".
The last use of the death penalty in the UK took place in 1964. Capital punishment for murder was abolished five years later, and for all crimes in 1998.
It followed a string of questionable convictions, including that of Derek Bentley, who was hanged in 1953 for the murder of a policeman, and Timothy Evans, who was wrongly accused of murdering his wife and daughter in 1950.
In a statement on Thursday the PM said: âThe thoughts of the entire nation are with the families and everyone affected by the unimaginable horrors that unfolded in Southport. No words will ever be able to capture the depth of their pain.
âI want to say directly to the survivors, families and community of Southport â you are not alone. We stand with you in your grief. What happened in Southport was an atrocity and as the judge has stated, this vile offender will likely never be released.
âAfter one of the most harrowing moments in our countryâs history we owe it to these innocent young girls and all those affected to deliver the change that they deserve.â
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