A COUNCILLOR has been censured for comparing Muslim women wearing burqas to “walking black post boxes.”
Keighley town councillor Samuel Fletcher also called for Muslim culture in Britain to be banned.
The comments, made last week, have been condemned and described as “appalling.”
Cllr Fletcher has this week accepted his post boxes comparison was "crass", adding that he also regretted his statement about banning Muslim culture in Britain.
But he stressed the point he was trying to make was that full face veils can be intimidating and inappropriate in certain public situations, noting that plenty of people would agree with this. [Telegraph & Argus] Read more
