Reform UK’s London mayor candidate condemned for burqa stop and search remarks
Laila Cunningham accused of endangering Muslims after saying: ‘If you’re hiding your face, you’re hiding it for a criminal reason’Reform UK’s mayoral candidate for London has been accused of endangering Muslims after she said women wearing the burqa should be subject to stop and...
<p>Laila Cunningham accused of endangering Muslims after saying: ‘If you’re hiding your face, you’re hiding it for a criminal reason’</p><p>Reform UK’s mayoral candidate for London has been accused of endangering Muslims after she said women wearing the burqa should be subject to stop and search.</p><p>Laila Cunningham, who was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/07/reform-london-mayor-candidate-laila-cunningham-accused-talking-down-capital">announced as Reform’s candidate</a> 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.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/16/reform-uk-london-mayor-candidate-laila-cunningham-burqa-stop-and-search">Continue reading...</a>
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