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.

The Harry Potter author, who was responding to comments by Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch, says Labour and Conservative governments have offered her a peerage.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed she turned down two offers of a peerage, one being from Conservative politician Kemi Badenoch due to personal reasons

Rowling is not the only British writer to have turned down an honour. JB Priestley refused a peerage, and Rudyard Kipling twice turned down a knighthood. CS Lewis, Roald Dahl and Aldous Huxley also refused a KBE.

Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has called for Harry Potter author JK Rowling to be given a seat in the House of Lords. The shadow communities secretary praised Rowling’s stance on sex-based rights,

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

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,