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MARKS & SPENCER RENAMES MIDGET GEMS FOLLOWING CALLS FROM DISABILITY CAMPAIGNER

By Olivia Wilson
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Marks & Spencer has rebranded its popular “Midget Gems” following calls from a disability campaigner who said the term is a form of hate speech. Dr Erin Pritchard, a lecturer in disability studies at Liverpool Hope University, has long been campaigning for supermarkets to change the name of the sweets, which she says is insulting to those with dwarfism. Confirming the change in a statement on...

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