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When was the last UK execution?
The last executions in the UK took place in 1964, when Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans were hanged for murder. Capital punishment for murder was then suspended in 1965 and fully abolished in 1969. This contrasts with Florida, where Governor DeSantis just cancelled one execution but left another unchanged.
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