Rejected petition Don't ban the Burka!

Don't ban the Burka! It is a religious item. Regardless if it is a religious item that is not compulsory, there should be no ban placed on it. Banning the Burka is like banning an entire part of a religion and this SHOULD NOT HAPPEN!

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The Government has already stated that it has no intention to ban face coverings. You can find out more in the response to this petition:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/131481

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 10 December 2016
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