Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 27, 2025
I don't think that the fact that they have the death penalty here means that we shouldn't be learning lessons from strategies that they've introduced that really work.
Said by
Shabana Mahmood
Labour Party
Source
bbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Mahmood argues that the UK can learn from Texas's successful prison strategies despite its death penalty.

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