Starmer Defends Record After JK Rowling Accuses Labour of ‘Abandoning’ Women

The Labour leader said he was proud of his party’s record on women’s rights, after the Harry Potter author said she would struggle to vote for him.

Undated file photos of author JK Rowling and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. PA

Sir Keir Starmer has defended Labour’s track record on women’s rights, after writer JK Rowling claimed the party had “abandoned women.”

The Harry Potter author said she would struggle to vote for the Labour leader, saying she had a “poor opinion” of his character.