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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

Prime Minister criticises rewriting of Roald Dahl’s books as ‘gobblefunk’

PA Wire

Rishi Sunak has criticised the decision to rewrite Roald Dahl children’s books for a modern audience – urging the publisher not to “gobblefunk” with the language.

The Roald Dahl Story Company and Puffin Books confirmed they were reviewing material deemed offensive – such as references to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race.

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