I would put JK Rowling in House of Lords, says Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch: I would give JK Rowling peerage for her gender stance

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Kemi Badenoch says she'd give JK Rowling a peerage for her gender views

Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch would give controversial author JK Rowling a peerage if given the chance. Speaking to TalkTV, former equalities minister Badenoch praised Rowling and Cass Review author Dr Hilary Cass for their stance on gender issues, claiming they have “fought for so much” and need “protection”. “They are attacked relentlessly by all sorts of oddballs and bad people,” she said. Asked whether she would give Rowling a peerag…

I would put JK Rowling in House of Lords, says Kemi Badenoch

JK Rowling should be given a seat in the House of Lords, Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch has declared. The shadow housing secretary praised the Harry Potter author, who shares similar views on gender to her. “I don’t know whether she would take it, but I certainly would give her a peerage,” Ms Badenoch told TalkTV. Ms Badenoch went on to praise Baroness Cass, describing the paediatrician who reviewed children’s gender services as a “strong…

I would give JK Rowling a peerage for gender stance, says Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leadership frontrunner said she ‘managed to get’ a peerage for Hilary Cass after her controversial review of NHS gender identity services. Conservative Party leadership frontrunner Kemi Badenoch has said she would offer JK Rowling a peerage after pushing for the author of the controversial Cass Review of NHS gender identity services to enter the House of Lords. In an interview with TalkTV, the former equalities minister praised both th…

Kemi Badenoch says she would give JK Rowling a peerage

KEMI Badenoch has said that she would give JK Rowling a peerage ...

Badenoch: I'd give JK Rowling a peerage

The Tory leadership contest is heating up and, from today, members can vote for their favoured candidate. Just hours before her appearance on tonight’s GB News leadership show, Kemi Badenoch has sparked discussion by declaring that she would give renowned writer and women’s rights campaigner JK Rowling a peerage. Praising the Harry Potter author, Badenoch