Sky Data poll: Comparing women who wear burkas to bank robbers ‘not racist’

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The majority of Britons think describing women in burkas as looking like “letter boxes” and “bank robbers” is not racist - but are split as to whether Boris Johnson should apologise for doing so, according to a new Sky Data poll.

Six in 10 - 60% - say it is not racist to compare Muslim women wearing burkas to bank robbers and letter boxes, as Mr Johnson did in an opinion column earlier this week, while 33% think it is.

However, people are split as to whether the former foreign secretary should apologise for his remarks - 45% think he should do so, 48% think he should not.

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