As lawmakers in France openly recommend a ban on full veils, people in Britain believe that garments that cover the face should also be outlawed in the United Kingdom, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
| % Agree or disagree with banning in public places |
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| Agree | Disagree | Not sure |
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| Hijab | 22 | 75 | 4 |
| Niqab | 66 | 30 | 4 |
| Burqa | 72 | 23 | 4 |
| % Agree or disagree with banning at airports |
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| Agree | Disagree | Not sure |
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| Hijab | 34 | 63 | 3 |
| Niqab | 85 | 12 | 3 |
| Burqa | 87 | 10 | 3 |
| Garments that conceal a woman’s face are an effront to British values |
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| % Agree | % Disagree | % Not sure |
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| 67 | 25 | 8 |
| The Government should not tell individuals what they can or cannot wear |
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| % Agree | % Disagree | % Not sure |
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| 58 | 36 | 6 |
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