Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeLabour is calling on the Government to fast-track rape cases after a decade of Tory austerity has “failed” women who have been the victims of violent crime. Just 1.4% of rape cases end in conviction – a record low – meaning many offenders end up getting away scot-free. Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy said: “Why is the Government not fast-tracking rape victims through the CPS and the courts? (Image: PA)"Maybe this Government does not like to talk about women because it knows it has failed them. "A decade of cuts, court closures and failed ideology is letting women down.”The crown court backlog is at a record high.

Source: Daily Mirror March 16, 2021 22:26 UTC