Robert Buckland said he is ‘deeply ashamed’ but David Lammy accused him of shedding ‘crocodile tears’

Robert Buckland must resign as justice secretary if he cannot reverse the plunging prosecution and conviction levels for rape within a year, Labour has demanded.

The shadow justice secretary, David Lammy, accused Buckland of shedding “crocodile tears” this week when he apologised for the downward trends in bringing sexual offenders to justice.

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