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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sophie Wingate

Rishi Sunak announces mandatory whole-life orders for most heinous killers

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Offenders who commit the most heinous murders will face life behind bars with no chance of being released under new plans announced by Rishi Sunak.

The government aims to change the law so that judges are required to impose whole-life orders on the most depraved killers, except in extremely limited circumstances.

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