PMQs: Starmer and Johnson on rape prosecution figures

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PMQs: Starmer and Johnson on rape prosecution figures

Some 98.5% of rape claims don't result in a prosecution, which was a “surprising statistic”, the Labour chief has stated.Sir Keir Starmer, a former


Some 98.5% of rape claims don’t result in a prosecution, which was a “surprising statistic”, the Labour chief has stated.

Sir Keir Starmer, a former Director of Public Prosecutions, requested what the prime minister would do about this.

Boris Johnson stated he had beforehand referred to as the figures a “shame”, and the federal government was going what it might to “toughen the penalties” for males who commit these crimes.

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