David Lammy’s proposed reforms to the courts system have successfully passed their first parliamentary stage, despite accusations from his own backbench that he is exploiting victims’ experiences as a “cudgel” to push them through.
During the Commons debate on the Courts and Tribunals Bill, Labour MP Charlotte Nichols spoke publicly for the first time about being raped.
She argued that “experiences like mine feel like they’ve been weaponised and are being used for rhetorical misdirection” in the push for the changes.
