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    Rishi Sunak backs author JK Rowling in row over Scotland’s new hate crime laws

    by Luke O'Reilly Apr 01, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said people should not be criminalised “for stating simple facts on biology”, as he backed author JK Rowling in her criticism of new Scottish hate crime laws.

    The Harry Potter author, who has become a fierce critic of the Scottish Government’s stance on transgender rights, has

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