JK Rowling calls for Sir Keir Starmer to apologise after Supreme Court ruling on women

JK Rowling has called on Sir Keir Starmer and other ministers to apologise after the Supreme Court ruled on the definition of a woman last week.

Last week, the court unanimously decided that the definition of a "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to "a biological woman and biological sex".

The ruling caused consternation among some politicians and tens of thousands of people protested in central London on Saturday against what they said was a "betrayal" of the trans community.

Rowling - who has been outspoken against transgender women using single-sex spaces - was among several gender critical campaigners who celebrated the ruling, and has now called on the prime minister and government to apologise for previous statements supporting trans women.

"Women have fought (and are still fighting) the single biggest land grab on their rights in my lifetime," she said on social media.

"Some have sacrificed their livelihoods and safety to combat a pernicious ideology that has infiltrated elite institutions, including government."