I’ve already turned down a peerage twice, once under Labour and once under the Tories’J.K. Rowling has revealed she

JK Rowling has revealed that she turned down two offers of a peerage following Kemi Badenoch publicly saying she would appoint the author to the House of Lords. The Harry Potter creator, 59, was praised by Ms Badenoch,

The successful British author J.K. Rowling does not want to be a member of the British House of Lords. She has already turned down an offer twice and

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.

JK Rowling has revealed she turned down two offers of a peerage and would not accept one if offered again. The Harry Potter author made the revelation after Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch said she would offer Rowling a peerage after praising her for her contributions to the transgender debate.

The outspoken children’s author who turned down peerages - The author has always strongly denied being transphobic but is known for being outspoken on the issue