PETITION: Ban the burka! Ban this oppressive medieval practice!

33,735 Signatures
Goal: 100,000 Signatures

ADDRESSED TO: JUSTICE SECRETARY SHABANA MAHMOOD

Today, in the House of Commons, a Reform MP, Sarah Pochin, questioned Keir Starmer about banning the oppressive Islamic burka.

Keir Starmer ignored the question, but the question has caused a storm in politics and in the media.

The British people overwhelmingly want the burka/niqab banned on security grounds.

The burka/niqab is a backward practice that oppresses women.

We have launched a petition that we intend to deliver to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, demanding that there is an urgent public referendum on this issue.

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COMMENTS

  • signed 2025-06-05 17:18:32 +0100
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  • signed 2025-06-05 17:10:17 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 17:10:13 +0100
    When in Rome…
  • signed 2025-06-05 17:09:20 +0100
    Definitely they pose high security risk.
  • signed 2025-06-05 17:07:07 +0100
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  • signed 2025-06-05 17:06:38 +0100
    100 years ago women fought for equality in this country. Some went to prison and some died. The burqa takes womens equality rights back 150 years.
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  • signed 2025-06-05 17:05:38 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 17:05:23 +0100
    These burka/niqab do not belong in our country.They need to be banned,they are a security risk,there could be a man hiding under all that clothing.
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  • signed 2025-06-05 17:03:33 +0100
    👍
  • signed 2025-06-05 17:02:47 +0100
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  • signed 2025-06-05 16:55:49 +0100
    If we go abroad we obey by their rules so why is it different here! I wouldn’t expect them to change their cultures for me!