A district MP in favour of the death penalty will today fly out to Death Row to see if it changes his mind about the punishment. Shipley MP Philip Davies, who wants murderers to face the death penalty or be locked up for a whole-life jail sentence, will accompany the BBC to Florida as it makes a documentary on capital punishment. Mr Davies said: “I want to go, not just to see Death Row and speak to people on both sides of the argument, but also to look at the American prison system. I believe we have a great deal to learn from them.” Mr Davies also highlighted the case of Stephen Ayre, a convicted murderer and predatory paedophile who raped a ten-year-old boy in Saltaire while out of prison on licence.