Although the Koran refers to modest dress, it doesn’t command women to cover themselves from head to toe - AFP Photo/Mauricio Lima Mothin Ali, deputy leader of the Green Party, has accused Robert ...

A ban on the burka is "not our policy as a party", the Conservative shadow chancellor has told Sky News, despite Robert Jenrick saying yesterday that it should be banned. Sir Mel Stride suggested that ...

Senior Tory Robert Jenrick has been accused of fomenting “division and anger” after he backed a ban of women wearing the burka. The shadow justice secretary said there was “a strong argument for it” ...

15:21, Tue, Oct 21, 2025 Updated: 17:25, Tue, Oct 21, 2025 Robert Jenrick has backed a ban on the burka in Britain. The Shadow Justice Secretary said he would "probably" outlaw the wearing of the ...

Coastal towns in France have banned the so-called “burkini." — LONDON -- Germany’s interior minister is one of the latest European politicians to get involved in the debate about the burka, a ...

Women who wear burkas should be asked if it is “genuinely their choice”, Reform UK’s deputy leader has said amid a row over calls to ban the garment. Richard Tice said the issue should be subject to a ...