conservativejustice minister quite a comment for a former conservative justice minister to have to make. crispin blunt also added he would be offering his resignation as chair of that cross party group of mps and lords on lgbt+ rights. i imagine that s something he will have to follow through on. i understand there are others who said they would leave the group if he stayed as its chair. definitely a difficult 24 hour period for crispin blunt. definitely a difficult 24-hour period for crispin blunt. david wallace lockhart, period for crispin blunt. david wallace lockhart, thank - period for crispin blunt. david wallace lockhart, thank you. | victims of rape and sexual assault are being failed by a collapse in prosecutions and poor provision of support services, according to a group of mps. the home affairs committee says the government s plans to improve lack ambition and that it could miss its target, after the number of rape offences recorded in england and wales last year reac