Summary

  • Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones says girls raped by two teenage boys who were spared jail "deserve justice"

  • It comes after a 16-year-old girl told the BBC in an exclusive interview that the judge's decision to spare the boys jail sentences was like "a rock straight in my face"

  • The attorney general is to review the sentence given by Judge Nicholas Rowland, who had said on Thursday he wanted to avoid "criminalising" the "very young" boys

  • Reform UK's Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick says he hopes "the sentences are changed and these rapists are put behind bars"

  • Former minister Alan Milburn also appeared on the show. It comes as the first part of his government-commissioned report into young people and work will be published this week

  • We won't be providing regular text updates on this page

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Edited by Charlotte Hadfield

  1. What we heard on this week's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones appearing on the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    On this week's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, we heard from Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones who said girls raped by two teenage boys who were spared jail "deserve justice" for them and their families.

    He also said that the attorney general is set to review the sentence given by Judge Nicholas Rowland, who had said on Thursday he wanted to avoid "criminalising" the "very young" boys.

    Asked whether the victims’ families could be expecting to hear news very soon, Jones added that "we want to look at this urgently, and the attorney general’s made that commitment".

    Reform UK's Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick, who also appeared on the programme, said: "I hope the sentences are changed and these rapists are put behind bars."

    Meanwhile, former minister Alan Millburn said "a system reset is needed" as nearly a million young people are not in work, training or education (Neets).

    We will shortly be closing our live coverage, but we'll be back next week.

  2. Girl raped by boys spared jail tells BBC judge's decision was like 'rock in my face'

    Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing

    A girl who was raped by two teenage boys has told the BBC that a judge's decision to spare them jail sentences was like a "rock straight in my face".

    Speaking exclusively to Laura Kuenssberg, the girl, now 16, said: 'What was the point in putting me through that?"

    The girl, who spoke anonymously alongside her family, said the judge's decision "almost made it seem as if what the boys did was not OK, but it was OK in the eyes of the law because they were still children".

    The attorney general is to review the sentence given by Judge Nicholas Rowland, who had said on Thursday he wanted to avoid "criminalising" the "very young" boys.

  3. Darren Jones and Robert Jenrick to face questions on Kuenssberg

    On this week's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones and Reform UK's economic spokesman Robert Jenrick will take the hot seat.

    We'll also hear from former Labour minister Alan Milburn, who is due to publish the first part of his review into youth unemployment this week.

    Milburn told the BBC yesterday it is "shameful" that the government spent 25 times as much on benefits for young people than it does on supporting them into work.

    We won't bring you regular text updates, but you can watch live at the top of the page from 09:00 BST.