Labour MP condemns shadow justice secretary’s assertion there is a ‘strong argument’ in favour of ban
Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, has said that he would probably support banning women wearing burqas in public.
In making the comment, in a phone-in on Talk, Jenrick contradicted the position taken by his party leader, Kemi Badenoch.
Asked if he would ban the burqa, Jenrick replied: “I probably would ban the burqa.”
Jenrick dismissed suggestions that this was an extreme position, saying that in Italy the prime minister Giorgia Meloni is introducing a burqa ban. He went on:
