The new deputy Conservative Party chairman has said he supports the return of the death penalty. MP Lee Anderson said he supported the death penalty as “nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed”.
The controversial MP, who represents Ashfield, was given the new position by Prime Minister Rish Sunak in Tuesday's reshuffle He recently hit headlines after he criticised food bank users and the England football team when they took the knew against racism.
He made his opinion on the death penalty known during an interview with The Spectator. When he was asked whether he supported the punishment he said: "Yes.
