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Over the years, Widdecombe has expressed her support for a reintroduction of the death penalty, which was abolished in the UK in 1965.

She notably spoke of her support for its reintroduction for the worst cases of murder in the aftermath of the murder of two 10-year-old girls from Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002.

She supported the argument that the death penalty would have deterrent value, as within five years of its abolition the national murder rate had more than doubled.