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Poll: British public heavily in favour of burqa ban
Twice as many British people support a ban on women wearing a burqa than oppose one, with a majority also in favour of outlawing the burkini, according to a poll published Thursday (31 August). Some 57% of the 1,668 adults polled by YouGov said they supported “a law that bans people from wearing the burqa in the UK”, with 36% “strongly supporting” the ban compared with only 10% who were “strongly opposed”. The poll comes following a row in France about the banning of the burkini in around 30 coastal resorts in the Riviera.
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