This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Ban the burka for security reasons like France and Switzerland
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Following terrorist attacks in Paris and other countries and the male suicuide bomber arrested recently dressed in a burka we should Stop being scared of being called racist and ban this for security reasons.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104649
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