4 d. ago JK Rowling dismisses Emma Watson as 'ignorant' and says she 'poured petrol on flames' in trans rights row

The statement comes days after the Harry Potter actress revealed she still “treasures” her relationship with author JK Rowling.

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4 d. ago JK Rowling hits out at ‘ignorant’ Emma Watson for ‘pouring petrol on flames’ of trans row

‘Emma has so little experience of real life,’ author says of former Harry Potter child star

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4 d. ago JK Rowling accuses 'ignorant' Emma Watson of 'pouring petrol' on trans attacks in scathing post

‘I wasn’t a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous,’ says JK Rowling in a scathing social media post

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4 d. ago JK Rowling condemns 'ignorant' Emma Watson and accuses her of 'pouring petrol on flames' of abuse she suffered for defending women's rights

JK Rowling has accused Emma Watson of being 'ignorant of how ignorant she is' in a lengthy rebuke of the Harry Potter star amid their fallout over trans issues.

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3 w. ago Starmer warned not to row back on workers’ rights after Rayner departure

Union boss says employment rights bill ‘is a vital first step in tipping the balance back toward workers’

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3 w. ago Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’Keir Starmer has been warned by senior Labour figures to stop making mistakes, before a battle over the party’s deputy leadership and amid fears the government could row back on workers’ rights.As candidates began to jostle to replace Angela Rayner, the prime minister faced public criticism from Emily Thornberry, a potential contender, who said further mistakes from Starmer could lead to having to “hand our country to [Nigel] Farage”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Was Angela Rayner right to resign over stamp duty tax row? Vote in our poll

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned from government after the PM’s ethics adviser concluded that she had breached the ministerial code - and we've asked Mirror readers to have their say on the decision

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