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MP reveals rape ordeal during court reform debate
Charlotte Nichols tells her fellow MPs about the "agony" of having to wait 1,088 days to go to court.
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BBC Politics11 Mar 2026
MP reveals rape ordeal during court reform debate
Charlotte Nichols tells her fellow MPs about the "agony" of having to wait 1,088 days to go to court.
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Sky News Politics10 Mar 2026
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.
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Labour votes to scrap jury trials - but backbench MPs rebel against David Lammy
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The Guardian Politics10 Mar 2026
MP tells Commons she was left with PTSD after being raped at work event
Charlotte Nichols she speaks out in opposition to bill proposing changes to jury trials in England and Wales An MP has told the House of Commons that she was raped after an event that she attended as a member of parliament, revealing that she waited 1,088 days for her case to get to court. Speaking at a debate on Tuesday to discuss changes to the law under which some jury trials would be limited, Charlotte Nichols said she was waiving her right to anonymity to speak about her own experience and
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