MP Joanna Cherry has threatened to sue a comedy club after it cancelled the Edinburgh Festival Fringe show she was set to appear in because of her views on trans rights.
Lawyers acting for the Scottish National Party (SNP) politician wrote to The Stand Comedy Club demanding the venue issue a statement acknowledging it “has acted unlawfully by discriminating against our client.”
The legal letter, posted in full on Twitter by Cherry on Monday, also ordered the venue to apologise and reinstate the August event.
If agreed—and carried out within seven days—the politician would “waive any claim for damages (including for defamation) and legal costs,” the legal correspondence stated….