Harry Potter author JK Rowling has criticised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after he appointed veteran Labour leader Harriet Harman as Downing Street’s adviser on women and girls, citing Harman’s past statements on trans women as part of a broader clash over gender identity politics in Britain.
The appointment has reopened long-running divisions over sex and gender definitions in UK public life, with Rowling accusing the government of overlooking concerns of biological women.
