Juries may need to be scrapped in rape trials because of the dominance of rape myths and the shockingly low charging and conviction rates.

That may sound controversial but there is a crisis engulfing the criminal justice system and its approach to rape cases. Dramatic action may be needed.

Today I will use a Commons adjournment debate to call for an urgent independent inquiry into rape, including examining whether juries are the best way to deliver justice in rape cases.

An inquiry should also explain why the number of rapes charged by the CPS has plummeted by 23 per cent at a time that reported rates have soared, and why there are such low conviction rates especially for date and acquaintance rate.

Recent research revealed