J.K. Rowling has expressed her dissatisfaction with the Labour Party in the UK, stating that she will struggle to vote for them in the upcoming election due to their treatment of female MPs and their stance on women's rights. Rowling also claimed that the Communist Party of Britain is more reliable on women's rights than Keir Starmer's Labour. Her comments have sparked a broader debate on gender and identity issues within the party. Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson responded by expressing respect for Rowling but also highlighted Labour's record on violence against women. Phillipson suggested that Labour may reconsider its guidance on gender ideology in schools, which has been a contentious issue. She noted that there are trans people in society whose existence should be recognized and criticized the government's guidance for using partisan language. Phillipson also mentioned that gender self-identification shouldn't be used as a political football.
🔴Labour would drop guidance banning schools from teaching gender ideology, suggests Phillipson https://t.co/Czu1SBatDe
Labour avoids saying it will scrap proposed gender lessons ban https://t.co/TeMy4Lw9QU
Labour are in the grip of the woke far Left. Bridget Phillipson suggests Labour may scrap guidance banning schools from teaching gender ideology https://t.co/xzSggUrit7
Labour could ditch guidelines banning children from being taught there are more than two genders, shadow Education minister Bridget Phillipson suggests. JK Rowling is perfectly right about Labour. The safeguarding of women & children won’t be secure under them. https://t.co/15yoTfcyTl
TELEGRAPH: Labour to rip up school trans ban #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/ZhRGQy6VSR
Labour refuse to ban gender ideology nonsense being taught in schools This is clear breach of safeguarding Your children are not safe with Labour Only @reformparty_uk will ban this gender madness https://t.co/JOU1dHtQmt
J.K. Rowling has claimed that the Communist Party of Britain is more reliable on women's rights than Keir Starmer's Labour. Report from UnHerd 👇 https://t.co/yy6raaavYo
Labour avoids committing to draft schools gender guidance https://t.co/FXasV75dbE
🔵 Bridget Phillipson suggests Labour may scrap guidance banning schools from teaching gender ideology https://t.co/llCMxbUuEb
Bridget Phillipson "sorry to hear of" JK Rowling's Labour doubts https://t.co/wyfAzCH6S7
'I have an awful lot of respect for JK Rowling' Gender self-identification shouldn't be used as a political football in the way it has been recently by the Tories, says shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson. #TimesRadio | @bphillipson | @KateEMcCann | @adamboultonTABB https://t.co/yfFRr205VB
SEX AND GENDER JK Rowling has criticised Labour for "abandoning" women over its stance on the rights of transgender people. https://t.co/CDHW0SNiuv Labour blow with the wind on this. They have shut down anyone who quotes basic biological science. One day it’s outrageous to say… https://t.co/kCswUBpsHe
Phillipson Refuses To Say if Labour Will Retain Trans School Guidance https://t.co/CKTmgbNoa3 https://t.co/R935RLevGY
Phillipson “Sorry” To Hear That JK Rowling Says Labour Is “Abandoning Women” https://t.co/RIPMx5nwk9 https://t.co/RrXJ0LysFS
“I have a real degree of respect for JK Rowling” Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says she was “sorry” to see the author’s comments that Labour is “abandoning women” and points to the party’s record on violence against women #BBCLauraK https://t.co/JIr7IBfz4z https://t.co/vlBkrppLY8
“There are trans people within society and their existence should be recognised” Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says parts of the government’s guidance for transgender children in schools had “partisan and unnecessary language” #BBCLauraK https://t.co/JIr7IBfz4z https://t.co/tUV4tcC71i
🚨 NEW: Labour's Bridget Phillipson says gender and identity in schools shouldn't be "political football" #BBCLauraK
Bridget Phillipson: "All the Tories want to do is scaremonger about made up ideas as to what Labour wouldn't actually do." #bbclaurak #TrevorPhillips https://t.co/WLeBK243M5
J.K. Rowling "Will Struggle To Vote For Labor Party In UK Election After Its Treatment Of Female MPs" https://t.co/pG6rVEPHcK
Although I’m glad to hear @BBCRadio4 covering @jk_rowling piece in The Times where she speaks about the abandonment of feminists by @UKLabour - she isnt “outspoken” she’s merely speaking about women’s rights. She also details her deep concern that @Keir_Starmer only listened to… https://t.co/6bJvDi7re6