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Tories still want to bring back hanging
ACADEMICS have branded the Tories a “breed apart,” with research by Queen Mary University of London finding more than half of the party’s members support the death penalty.
The study, published today, asked questions of the members of different political parties.
It found 54 per cent of Tory members want executions, compared to 23 per cent for the SNP and 9 per cent for Labour.
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