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- Theresa May refuses to condemn Boris Johnson after the former foreign secretary compared Muslim women who wear the burqa to “letter boxes” and “bank robbers.”
- Johnson wrote in a newspaper column: “It is absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes.”
- A spokesperson for Prime Minister May refused to condemn Johnson’s actions, and would only add: “We do not support a ban.”
- Labour MP David Lammy called Johnson a “pound-shop [Donald] Trump.”
LONDON — Theresa May has refused to condemn Boris Johnson after he suggested that Muslim women who wear the burqa resemble “letter boxes” and “look like a bank robber” in a newspaper column.
The former foreign secretary said on Monday that the face-covering garment was “oppressive” and added: “It is absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes.”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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