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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
George Thompson

David Lammy using victims of rape as ‘cudgel’ to drive court reforms – Labour MP

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy speaking to the media during a groundbreaking event for a new prison next to HMP Gartree in Market Harborough (Jacob King/PA) -

A Labour MP has accused David Lammy of using victims as a “cudgel” to drive through reforms to the courts system, as she spoke of her own experience of being raped.

Charlotte Nichols, who has not previously spoken in the Commons about her experience, said she was raped at an event she attended as a member of Parliament.

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