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Mandate whole-life sentence for knife-related murders & stricter penalties

Submitted by Charles Tony on Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Published on Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 3rd August 2026

Current Signatures: 2,052
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Communism ~ Communities ~ Crime ~ decade ~ Deliberate ~ Demand ~ Ensure ~ Families ~ Knife ~ knife crime ~ Law ~ life sentences ~ Mandate ~ Mandatory ~ Parliament ~ Parole ~ Penalty ~ Protecting ~ Punish ~ Reported ~ sentence ~ Thousands ~ Violent ~ whole-life sentence

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 2,052 signatures in total, with signatories from 298 constituencies. That makes it the 199th most popular open petition, and the 5,565th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 46% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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