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 09:05:49 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:05:34 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:05:23 +0100
    It needs to be banned . It’s uncomfortable someone with a veil on their face
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:05:22 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:05:20 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:05:20 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:05:03 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:04:08 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:03:59 +0100
    Not only is this practice archaic, it is also quite intimatdating when they are gathered in a group, and you’re trying to get past them.
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:03:48 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:03:44 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:03:43 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:03:20 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:03:10 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:02:49 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:01:57 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:01:56 +0100
    Unnecessary should be able to see people’s faces especially when in conversation
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:01:50 +0100
    they are so frightening you dont know if they hide a man or a woman
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:01:31 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:01:31 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:01:30 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:01:13 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:00:59 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:00:47 +0100
    Is Shabana Mahmood really by name going to do anything. Dont think so
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:00:32 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 09:00:06 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 08:59:16 +0100
    All citizens should follow the law so why can they drive,go into shops and banks whilst wearing the equivalent of a balaclava total two tier law makin
  • signed 2025-06-05 08:59:14 +0100
    Britain should not be acquiescent to a culture that is diametrically opposed to ours and all too often violent on its requirement to change us.
  • signed 2025-06-05 08:58:26 +0100
  • signed 2025-06-05 08:58:16 +0100
    In an open civilised society one should not be hiding your face in public.