US EditionReform MP's Burka Ban Call Was Dumb, Says Party Chair
- Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin asked Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban the burka, claiming it would promote public safety. However, Starmer dismissed her proposal, stating, 'I'm not going to follow her down that line.'
- Zia Yusuf, chairman of Reform UK, criticized Pochin's question as 'dumb' and stated that banning the burka is not party policy. He emphasized that he had no idea about the question nor that it wasn’t policy.
- A Reform spokesperson clarified that while banning the burka is not party policy, it is a topic that needs a national debate.
- This situation highlights ongoing turmoil within Reform UK, as they distance themselves from Pochin's statements regarding the burka ban.
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Lee Anderson despairs after watching ‘out of touch’ MPs react to Sarah Pochin’s burka question
Reform MP Lee Anderson has blasted MPs for their reaction to Sarah Pochin’s controversial PMQ (Prime Minister’s Question) about the banning of burkas in Britain.The insurgent party’s newest MP sucked the air out of the Commons when she asked her first ever PMQ with representatives clearly taken aback by what had just been put to Sir Keir Starmer.Their reaction has been criticised by Lee, who used his GB News show to swipe at leftists in Parliame…
Calls to Ban Burqas in the UK Rekindle Debate Over Religious Freedom and Public Safety
Calls by British MPs to ban burqas have reignited public debate over the wearing of Islamic face veils in public spaces. The burqa, the most concealing of all Islamic veils, covers the face and body, typically leaving only a mesh screen for the wearer to see through. The renewed controversy was sparked on Wednesday by newly elected Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, who urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to consider banning the burqa in public, citin…
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