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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Ellie Ng

Nigel Farage demands ban on face coverings in public after anti-migration protests in Dover and Portsmouth

Nigel Farage has called for full face coverings to be banned in public “once and for all” after masked protesters gathered for anti-migrant demonstrations over the weekend.

The Reform UK leader labelled face coverings a “menace” and made clear he would ban any worn for religious reasons as well.

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