Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape and banned from Commons
An unnamed Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of serious sexual offences including rape has been released on bail…
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Labour urges action as rape prosecutions target not set to be reached for decades
Labour has told the government that “rape victims cannot be left to wait decades for action” after official…
PMQs: Debate over rape dismissed as “jabber” as Starmer demands an apology
Unusually for the past 15 months, the pandemic featured very little in Prime Minister’s Questions today. Instead, the…
As long as stereotypes of wicked women persist, we can never be safe
‘Cry rape’. A phrase that exists purely to speculate that women – and let’s not pretend this is a…
Exclusive: Tory handling of rape claim against MP “terribly disturbing”, says Cat Smith
Labour frontbencher Cat Smith has described the way that the Tory chief whip handled allegations against an ex-minister…
Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape – joint statement by charities and unions
Below is the full text of the joint statement issued by a number of charities and trade unions…
Victims of sexual offences urgently need answers from the government
This government has presided over the defenestration of the criminal justice system in England and Wales, and it…
As a new MEP, I’ll fight to protect women from gender-based violence
Conflict-related sexual violence is one of the most shocking human rights abuses in the world, targeting some of…
Ann Coffey: We must consider scrapping juries in rape trials
I held an adjournment debate recently on ‘rape myths and juries’, calling for a wide-ranging inquiry into the…
Sarah Champion: Let’s send the Tories a message about violence against women
Today marks the start of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign, running from the International…
