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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Robert Jenrick accused of being ‘anti-British’ as he backs burqa ban

Robert Jenrick has been accused of “anti-British” comments after he suggested he would ban the burqa in Britain.

The shadow justice secretary, tipped as a potential successor to the struggling Kemi Badenoch, pointed to Italy where prime minister Giorgia Meloni had recently proposed outlawing the traditional Muslim dress in public places.

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