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Rishi Sunak defends JK Rowling amid Scotland hate crime row

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Rishi Sunak defends JK Rowling amid Scotland hate crime row

Rishi Sunak defends JK Rowling amid Scotland hate crime row

Rishi Sunak defends Harry Potter author JK Rowling saying “people should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology.” His statement follows outrage over tweets made by Rowling where she described several transgender women as men.

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