Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has led stinging criticism of Boris Johnson for his response to the Cyprus rape case.

She said his failure to intervene “sends a message” that rape victims “will become the accused”.

It comes after a British teenager who had been found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in the Cypriot island of Ayia Napa was on Tuesday sent home after her prison sentence was suspended.

She maintains she was raped and that she faced hours of police questioning with no legal representation. Her lawyers have pledged to overturn the conviction.

Lisa Nandy criticised Boris Johnson for failing to intervene in the case (EMPICS Entertainment) More

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