Britain's Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis said on August 7, 2018 he had asked former foreign secretary Boris Johnson to apologise for disparaging comments he made about Muslim women wearing burqas. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
 Britain's Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis said on August 7, 2018 he had asked former foreign secretary Boris Johnson to apologise for disparaging comments he made about Muslim women wearingShow more

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Boris Johnson allies say he won’t apologise for “islamophobic” burqa comments

Mr Johnson said those wearing the veil looked "look like letter boxes"

Gareth Browne
Gareth Browne

August 07, 2018