London, July 18: Britain has said that it would not follow France in banning Muslim women from wearing ‘burqa’ in public as such a move would run contrary to the conventions of a “tolerant and respectful society”.
Immigration Minister Damian Green told ‘The Sunday Telegraph’ that the move to ban women from wearing veils would be “rather un-British”, despite a recent opinion poll showing widespread public support for such an action.
Claiming it would be “undesirable” for Parliament to vote on a burqa ban in Britain similar to that approved in France, he said: “Telling people what they can and can’t wear, if they are just walking down the street, is rather un-British thing to do. We’re a tolerant and mutually respectful society.
–Agencies