Boris Johnson has been dubbed “pound shop Donald Trump” as a result of his burqa comments
The ex-Foreign secretary had made a comment that women wearing burqas look like bank robbers. As a result of this comment, Johnson has been accused of ‘fanning the flames of Islamophobia’.
He had said it is ridiculous to walk around looking like a letterbox. Johnson added “If a constituent came to my MP’s surgery with her face obscured, I should feel fully entitled to ask her to remove it so that I could talk to her properly.”
Members of the Labour party have criticised his choice of words saying he is “trying to propel his grubby electoral ambitions.
UK to unveil military modernization program by the end of the year
The defence secretary has insisted Britain will always be a tier one military power. Gavin Williamson has said “We’ve got to be able to have the technology and the innovation”. He is also hoping for an increase in defence spending, which has resulted in him being at odds with Theresa May.
Williamson has spent the past week in Washington having meetings with the defence secretary at the Pentagon. He has also encouraged the US to continue negotiations with Iran to improve relations there with regards to its nuclear program.
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