Scotland on Sunday is today reporting in a satirical piece that Harriet Harman, deputy leader of the Labour party in the UK, has asked J.K. Rowling to make a keynote speech at their autumn conference in Brighton, England later this year. It is not made clear whether Jo has accepted the invitation, so please treat this as a rumour for the time being.
You may remember that
last September Jo donated £1 million to the party, who are currently in government in Britain. She is also good friends with Sarah Brown, wife to the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
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UPDATE:
Sky News has quotes from a question & answer session, which was held at the party's Scottish conference in Dundee, Scotland detailing the motivations behind the invitation.
Quote:
"She is a real beacon," said Harriet. "She's a beacon for Scotland, she's a beacon for women and she's a beacon for lone parents. And she speaks up on social justice."
UPDATE #2: More on the story can be seen here:
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J.K. Rowling to make keynote speech at autumn Labour conference? (UPDATE #2) 
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