Ian Hislop clip going viral again & 30p Lee Anderson must watch it

The Conservative MP and now Tory vice-chair of party Lee Anderson is a big fan of bringing back the death penalty.

His support for the death penalty came in an interview with the Spectator, conducted just before he became party chair this week.

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Asked if Anderson backed the idea he replied: “Yes. Nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed. You know that, don’t you? 100% success rate.”

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Noting that opponents held up the prospect of miscarriages of justice, Anderson said people shown murdering someone on camera should be executed the “same week”, adding: “I don’t want to pay for these people.”

With this in mind a video of Ian Hislop explaining to Priti Patel why the death penalty really isn’t a good idea has gone viral all over again.

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Looks like Ian Hislop now needs to school 30p Lee Anderson about the death penalty, like he did too Priti Patel on #bbcqt https://t.co/sRrm36sP9H pic.twitter.com/9sobchQZrK
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) February 9, 2023

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Here is another one…

https://twitter.com/parkertron/status/1623627727306645504

I think 30p Lee Anderson is beyond schooling in that he's incapable of learning. The man is arrogant, dishonest, and unpleasant – Which is why I'm sure he was given the job of Tory party deputy chair.
— Joseph Strummered (@JStrummered) February 9, 2023

Instead of throwing more red meat to the foaming mouthed Tory faithful, death penalty advocate 30p Lee Anderson should watch this.

Ian Hislop destroying Priti Patel's support for capital punishment.

"It's not a deterrent if you kill the wrong people."pic.twitter.com/Dyf1AIl42e
— Chris Shaw (@The_ChrisShaw) February 9, 2023

One from the archive:

Ian Hislop on senior Tories calling for the reintroduction of the death penalty.

"It's not a deterrent, it's killing the wrong people."

As true as it was in 2011 and 2020 as it is in 2023. pic.twitter.com/0S5YXJ4KkH
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) February 9, 2023

Talking of executions and #leeanderson it made me think of this where Ian Hislop destroyed Priti Patel on the subject.

"It's not a deterrent killing the wrong people"#ianhislop #pritipatel #deathpenalty pic.twitter.com/Ir6Z780sx0
— Brexit Fails (@BrexitFails) February 9, 2023