Violence against women

Labour's Emily Thornberry has written to Attorney General Victoria Prentis asking her to investigate whether suspects charged with non-rape crimes are being included in official rape charge rate data. (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Exclusive Emily Thornberry calls for government probe into rape charge rates

Labour's Emily Thornberry (right) is among those calling on the Home Office (led by Suella Braverman, left) to publish figures on suspected rapists charged with alternative offences (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Getty)

Home Office under pressure over rapists charged with non-rape crimes

One in 10 rapists charged over the last five years were actually charged with non-rape offences (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Adobe)

1 in 10 rapists 'charged' by police actually face non-rape charges