‘A weight’s been lifted’: MP Charlotte Nichols on speaking up about rape trial delays

After a 1,088-day wait, a jury acquitted the man Nichols accused. She describes her experience of the system as a complainant – and explains why she went public Warning: this article contains graphic testimony Charlotte Nichols on her rape trial ordeal – podcast Sitting in the House of Commons, waiting for the speaker to call her name last week, the MP Charlotte Nichols was doing breathing exercises to try to keep calm. “I was just trying to get myself into the headspace where I could say...

By Helen Pidd