"Laila Cunningham, who was announced as Reform's candidate for the 2028 mayoral elections last week, said no one should cover their face in an open society, adding: It has to be assumed that if you're hiding your face, you're hiding it for a criminal reason. Cunningham told the Standard podcast: If you go to parts of London, it does feel like a Muslim city. The signs are written in a different language. You've got burqas being sold in markets."
"The former prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, herself a British-born Muslim of Egyptian descent, has been subject to Islamophobic abuse since it was announced that she would lead the rightwing party's local election campaign in London. The Labour peer Shaista Gohir, who is the chair of Muslim Women's Network UK, called her comments dangerous and a dog whistle to racists, and said they would further alienate Muslim women, including the minority who wear a burqa."
Laila Cunningham, Reform UK's announced 2028 London mayoral candidate, said no one should cover their face in an open society and suggested people hiding faces should be assumed to have criminal reasons. She said parts of London can feel like a Muslim city, citing signs in different languages and burqas being sold in markets, and advocated a single British civic culture. Shaista Gohir, chair of Muslim Women's Network UK, labelled the comments dangerous and a dog whistle to racists. Gohir reported her charity removed signage and staff pictures after a sharp rise in abusive, threatening letters and emails.
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