UK: public petitions government on death penalty

The issue of the death penalty is the subject of around  40 epetitions on the UK Government’s new website,  and is being supported by at least one national newspaper.  If petitions gain more than 100,000 signatures the topic could be debated in the House of Commons. So far, however, the most signed e-petition on capital punishment, is one introduced by Martin Shapland calling for it not to be