During Prime Minister's Questions, there was a dispute over rape conviction rates under Keir Starmer's tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions. Rishi Sunak claimed convictions dropped, but data shows they actually rose from 57.7% to 60.3%. Various MPs criticized Sunak for misleading statements.
Sunak misleads about rape convictions “falling” when Starmer was DPP CPS data shows rape conviction rates rose from 57.7% to 60.3% I was there - we improved prosecutions to historical highs We could do again if justice was properly funded #PMQs #Budget https://t.co/MCIKbHdq6y
It's funny that Rishi told this lie because their target for rape conviction and charge is based on getting back to rates achieved when Keir Starmer was the DPP https://t.co/m3ce0Z3ipE
Rape conviction rates rose from 57.7% to 60.3% during @Keir_Starmer’s tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions. Rishi Sunak should retract his lie immediately #PMQs
#PMQs PM claims rape prosecutions fell when Keir Starmer was in charge of CPS but CPS figures show the exact opposite. With only 1.5% of recorded rapes resulting in the accused being charged on Sunak’s watch, shouldn’t he apologise
Sunak on Starmer: "Under his tenure, rape convictions actually dropped." Crown Prosecution Service data shows rape conviction rates rose from 57.7 per cent in 2008 to 60.3 per cent to 2013 during @Keir_Starmer's tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions. #PMQs https://t.co/Hp5iagwYpM