That is true, too, but the case of murder arises from the original bargain made with Parliament and the country at the time when capital punishment was abolished. That does not apply as an argument to what we are doing now.
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Viscount Hailsham
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 8 December 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
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