Petitions/Reinstate capital punishment for rape or for serious sexual assault
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Opened1 Oct 2025
Closes1 Apr 2026
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Every day another person is raped or sexually assaulted resulting in physical and emotional trauma, in some cases transmission of diseases or unwanted pregnancy.

Many victims of rape never recover fully and their lives are often never the same after such an ordeal. Some children have been born of rape. We want the government to reinstate capital punishment for rapists, serial rapists and also those who commit a sexual assault on a man, woman or child. The cost of prison per head per year is a taxpayer burden and we have seen time and time again offenders repeat their heinous acts on unsuspecting victims. Rape is being weaponised in the uk so it must be met with severe punishment. We want this to be dealt with accordingly.

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Jim Dickson
1Jim Dickson MP
Dartford
9
Rupert Lowe
2Rupert Lowe MP
Great Yarmouth
7
Catherine Fookes
3Catherine Fookes MP
Monmouthshire
6
Clive Efford
4Clive Efford MP
Eltham and Chislehurst
5
Mr Richard Holden
5Mr Richard Holden MP
Basildon and Billericay
4
Oliver Ryan
6Oliver Ryan MP
Burnley
4
Mr Toby Perkins
7Mr Toby Perkins MP
Chesterfield
4
Sarah Gibson
8Sarah Gibson MP
Chippenham
4
Andy McDonald
9Andy McDonald MP
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
4
Andrew Lewin
10Andrew Lewin MP
Welwyn Hatfield
4
Reinstate capital punishment for rape or for serious sexual assault — Petitions