Author accused party of abandoning women who took issue with its transgender rights policy
Keir Starmer has said he is proud of Labour’s history on women’s rights after JK Rowling said she would struggle to support the party because of its stance on transgender rights.Writing in the Times on Saturday, Rowling, a former Labour member and donor, said she would struggle to vote for the party “as long as Labour remains dismissive and often offensive towards women fighting to retain the rights”.
Asked for his response to Rowling’s comments, the Labour leader said: “I do respect her, but I would point out the long record that Labour has in government of passing really important legislation which has advanced the rights of women and made a material difference.” The Labour leader had previously criticised Rosie Duffield, a Labour candidate, for saying that only women have a cervix. In 2021, he said her comments were “something that shouldn’t be said. It is not right.”
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