Labour MP says her rape case took 1,088 days to reach court

Labour MP Charlotte Nichols has told the House of Commons that it took 1,088 days after she was raped for her case to reach court.

During a debate on the Courts and Tribunals Bill, she said that she was raped at an event she attended as an MP.

She revealed her experience in the Commons while speaking out against the government's plans to remove the right to a jury trial for Crown Court cases concerning crimes that carry sentences of up to three years.

She said Justice Secretary David Lammy was using rape victims "as a cudgel to drive through reforms that aren't directly relevant to them".