Opponents of new hate crime laws have been accused of “performative nonsense” by a Scottish Government minister – who warned their actions could have “real world consequences”.

Scottish Green Party co-leader and Holyrood minister Patrick Harvie made the comments at the end of a week in which the legislation has come under fire from critics including Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

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