KEIR BACKLASH
JK Rowling brands Keir a ‘coward’ after PM finally says ‘woman is an adult female’ 6 days after trans ruling
Sir Keir previously argued that 'trans women are women'
JK ROWLING has branded Sir Keir Starmer a "coward" after the PM declared a woman is an "adult female" following a Supreme Court trans ruling.
Commenting on the landmark judgement for the first time, Sir Keir said today that he welcomes having "real clarity" on the issue.
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The PM previously argued "trans women are women" and even said that one in every thousand women can have a penis.
But back from his Easter holidays this morning, Sir Keir said that "a woman is an adult female, and the court has made that absolutely clear".
However, Harry Potter author JK Rowling has now hit out against the PM despite his latest comments.
Posting on X, formerly Twitter, she said: "Imagine being such a coward you can only muster the courage to tell the truth once the Supreme Court has ruled on what the truth is."
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In his speech earlier today, Sir Keir said: "I actually welcome the judgement because I think it gives real clarity.
"It allows those that have got to draw up guidance to be really clear about what that guidance should say.
"So I think it's important that we see the judgement for what it is. It's a welcome step forward.
"It's real clarity in an area where we did need clarity, I'm pleased it's come about.
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"We need to move and make sure that we now ensure that all guidance is in the right place according to that judgement."
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Rowling has been a long standing advocate for women's group For Women Scotland, which she is also believed to have backed with funding.
The author has bravely stood firm in the face of online pressure for years.
In 2020, the esteemed author slammed the growing trend of replacing "biological sex" with "gender identity".
It was Rowling's beloved group For Women Scotland which also launched a long-running legal battle with the Scottish government over how a "woman" was defined in Scottish law.
It came as Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson indicated that trans women should use male loos in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling.
Sir Keir Starmer slammed by campaigners
SIR Keir Starmer has been slammed by campaigners and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch for spending years refusing to define a woman.
The PM — who welcomed the Supreme Court judgment — was accused of hypocrisy for previously tying himself in knots over the issue.
In 2022 he declared: “Trans women are women.”
The following year he tweaked his position to say a woman is an “adult female”.
And in 2024 Sir Keir, drew ridicule for insisting 99.9 per cent of women “don’t have a penis” — meaning one in every thousand do.
Ms Badenoch blasted: “The era of Keir Starmer telling us some women have penises has come to an end. Hallelujah!”
Ex-Labour MP Rosie Duffield, now sitting as an independent, joked she wanted to buy him an “I told you so” T-shirt.
She added: “But I would need a different one for every moment of every day.”
A Labour source blamed ex-leader Jeremy Corbyn for the party’s disarray.
The source said: “This just shows why it was so important that Keir hauled the Labour Party back to the commonsense position the public take on these sorts of issues.
“He gradually moved the party from one that took the activist position to a serious, sensible one that protected women’s spaces while allowing for respectful debate.
“It’s one of the reasons the country felt Labour was safe to elect just a few years after the disaster of 2019.”
Despite the defiant statement it took only a few hours for Sir Keir’s wokest MPs to hit out at the decision.
Ms Phillipson said the law is clear that "services should be accessed on the basis of biological sex".
The statement marked a change in tone from last year, when the Education Secretary suggested Labour would make it easier to change gender and allow people with a gender recognition certificate to "use female toilets".
But Ms Phillipson added: “Many businesses have moved towards unisex provision, or separate cubicles that can be used by anyone … going to your local café, a local family café, chances are you’ll have one cubicle that’s self-contained, that can be used by anyone.”
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The Education Secretary also insisted the cabinet is united behind the court, despite leaked WhatsApp messages showing some woke ministers are furious at the ruling.
She said: “I speak for the government on this matter, and I can be crystal clear with you that we welcome the ruling.”
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