What are the views of English politicians on the Burka Ban?
What are
the views of people from England politicians on the Burka Ban?
Here in Britain, banning the burka is a topic of discussion in the UKIP leadership contest after candidate Lisa Duffy called for a ban on wearing them in public places. New research from YouGov suggests this would be a popular policy with a majority of the public (57%) supporting a ban on wearing the burka in the UK, whilst just 25% are against outlawing it.
Although proponents of a ban suggest it as a way of helping to promote women’s rights, the research shows that women are about as likely to support a ban as men (56% and 58% respectively). Support for a ban rises as people get older, with just 34% of 18-24 year older supporting the ban, rising to 78% of those aged 65 or older. Working class people are also more likely to support the ban than middle class people (61% vs 54%).
A burka ban is supported by 84% of all 2015 UKIP voters and 66% of Conservatives. Fewer than half of Labour (48%) and Lib Dem (42%) voters support the ban, but it is still a more popular choice than opposing the ban (37% and 30% respectively).
There are only two demographic groups that are more likely to oppose a ban than support it: 18-24 year olds and Remain voters. Even then the numbers are relatively closely – Remain voters are net opposed to the ban by just 3%, whilst 18-24 year olds are 6% net opposed to the ban.
Looking at attitudes to burkinis, again the UK is more in favour of banning them, although less strongly – 46% of people would support a burkini ban and 30% would oppose one.
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