Call to ban council staff from wearing the burka

Coun Allen Clegg has demanded staff be stopped from wearing the religious Muslim dress because "it intimidates people."

He likened the niqab – the face veil – and the burka, the garment that cloaks the entire body, often including the face, to outfits worn by the Ku Klux Klan.

He told the Courier: "Council workers are often facing the public and I don't think the public feels comfortable or safe facing someone they essentially cannot see.
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