publish time

02/09/2016

author name Arab Times

publish time

02/09/2016

author name Arab Times
British Prime Minister Theresa May (center left), and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond (center right), speak to employees during a visit to the Jaguar Land Rover factory on Sept 1 in Solihull. Mrs May used the visit to highlight that Britain continues to be open for economic investment following the country’s decision to leave the European Union. (AFP) British Prime Minister Theresa May (center left), and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond (center right), speak to employees during a visit to the Jaguar Land Rover factory on Sept 1 in Solihull. Mrs May used the visit to highlight that Britain continues to be open for economic investment following the country’s decision to leave the European Union. (AFP)

LONDON, Sept 1, (AFP): 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.

Some 57 percent 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 percent “strongly supporting” the ban compared with only 10 percent 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. The country’s highest administrative court later suspended the ruling after it was challenged by rights groups.