Bring back the death penalty, says new Tory party deputy chair Lee Anderson

Outspoken MP also says Navy frigates should take Channel migrants back to France the same day

The outspoken new deputy chairman of the Conservatives said he supports the return of the death penalty because “nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed”.

Lee Anderson MP, who has previously prompted anger with his comments on food bank users, also suggested using Royal Navy frigates to return to France those arriving in small boats across the English Channel.

In an interview with The Spectator, asked whether he would back the death penalty, he replied: “Yes. Nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed. You know that, don’t you? 100 per cent success rate,” he added.