‘It’s completely wrong’: falsely accused Tory MP attacks legal aid cuts

Nigel Evans backed policy in 2012, then spent life savings defending himself in courtThe Secret Barrister: ‘Without aid, the rule of law collapses’
Case studies: the people affected by legal aid cuts
The former Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans, who spent his life savings defending himself against false accusations of rape and sexual abuse, has said he would now vote against the legal aid cuts brought in by the Conservative-led coalition.His call to restore funding to its pre-2012 l