Outspoken UK MP Desmond Swayne is leading the call...

Outspoken UK MP Desmond Swayne is leading the call for the restoration of the death penalty following the cold-blooded killing of a traffic police officer.
PC Ian Broadhurst, 34, was shot dead and his colleague PC Neil Roper, 45, seriously wounded after a suspected car thief suddenly pulled a handgun during a routine stop in Leeds on Boxing Day.
"If you take a life you deserve to lose your own. This is another dreadful crime and my heart goes out to the officer's family," the New Forest West MP said.
"I am in favour of the death penalty - not just for those who murder police officers but also for offenders like child killers and rapists. In my opinion there are many senseless, gratuitous crimes when death - the ultimate penalty - is the appropriate punishment.
"It is not a question of revenge. The death penalty would act as a deterrent by letting criminals know the terrible retribution that can be exacted by society.
"The public expect justice and we need to restore their faith in our criminal justice system which is falling into disrepute because people perceive that criminals are getting away with it."
Bournemouth East MP David Atkinson said: "I have always supported and voted for a limited return of the death penalty for cases including the murder of on-duty police officers.
"But we have to accept that it would be unrealistic for Britain to attempt to restore capital punishment.
"Although the majority of people would vote to bring back it is not going to happen and we will have to reconsider, in the light of this tragedy, the measures already in place to provide better protection to police officers.
"No parliament would ever vote to bring back the death penalty because we could not remain a member of the Council of Europe," added Mr Atkinson, leader of the Council's Conservative Group for six years.
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Annette Brooke said: "I do not believe in the death penalty because I do not think we have the right to take the lives of others.
"The important issue here is stricter gun controls. We need to have the resources to tackle imitation weapons, target guns coming into this country and have stronger licensing powers."