JK Rowling turned down House of Lords peerage

JK Rowling turned down House of Lords peerage twice
JK Rowling has revealed she turned down two offers of a peerage in the House of Lords and would turn down a third. The author's remarks came after Conservative Party leader hopeful Kemi Badenoch said she would give Rowling a peerage for her stance on gender - a position critics have described as being transphobic.
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JK Rowling reveals she twice turned down a peerage
JK Rowling has revealed that she twice turned down a peerage. Kemi Badenoch has promised to give the Harry Potter author an honour, should the Conservative MP win the contest to lead her party. Now, that public pledge floated during the leadership campaign has led Rowling to say she would turn down a peerage should it be offered.
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed she has turned down two peerage offers in an admission on social media. The 59-year-old writer was previously praised by Conservative politician Kemi Badenoch,
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