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Cops Won’t Take Action Against J.K. Rowling in Hate Crime Law Dust-Up

‘PROUD TRADITION’

The “Harry Potter” writer had dared Scottish police to arrest her under the new rules.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Rishi Sunak has expressed support for J.K. Rowling’s views on a new hate crime law in Scotland.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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