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Equality watchdog attacks Boris Johnson’s ‘inflammatory’ remarks (LINK ONLY)
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Scottish Tory councillor blasted after comparing Muslim women in burkas to patio umbrellas (LINK ONLY)
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Met Police chief: Boris Johnson’s burka comments not a criminal offence The former foreign secretary faces criticism for a column which argued against banning the full-face veil in Britain.
(Sky News) Boris Johnson’s comments comparing women who wear the burka to “bank robbers” and “letter boxes” would not “reach the bar” for a criminal offence, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said. Commissioner Cressida Dick said “some people have clearly […]
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Boris Johnson to face Tory party inquiry over burqa remarks (LINK ONLY)
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Belittled by burqa row, British Muslims fear rise in hate crime (LINK ONLY)
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Emily Thornberry said she would not want her family ‘looked after by someone wearing a burka’ (LINK ONLY)
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Sky Data poll: Comparing women who wear burkas to bank robbers ‘not racist’ The public are split as to whether Boris Johnson should apologise for his burka comments, according to a new Sky Data poll.
(Sky News) The majority of Britons think describing women in burkas as looking like “letter boxes” and “bank robbers” is not racist — but are split as to whether Boris Johnson should apologise for doing so, according to a new Sky Data […]
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Boris Johnson’s burqa comments bolster his grassroots Conservative support (LINK ONLY)
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Niqab comments by Mid Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries branded ‘deeply offensive’ (LINK ONLY)
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Tories under pressure over disciplinary action against Boris Johnson (LINK ONLY)
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Boris Johnson faces criticism over burka ‘letter box’ jibe
(BBC) Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been accused of Islamophobia after saying Muslim women wearing burkas “look like letter boxes.” He said he was against bans on face-covering veils in public places, in his Telegraph column, but added that they looked […]