Question Time: BBC audience member takes down Boris Johnson's 'letterbox' burqa jibe | indy100 | indy100

An audience member on Question Time has taken Boris Johnson to task over his “letterbox” burqa comments and pointed out that her mother is now too afraid to wear the garment.

The politics teacher explained that she could not justify the jibe to her class in a heated dispute with Conservative MP Paul Scully. She said:

If I’m teaching kids about tolerance of different faiths and mutual respect, that goes against our British values so why do we have a Prime Minister in power who goes against our values?
He has not yet apologised for those comments he made… It has led to an increase in race hate crime against women in burqas and the fact that my mother used to wear a burqa and she’s stopped wearing it because she feels unsafe…
I don’t like the fact that we are supporting a Prime Minister who incites hatred.

“Why do we have a Prime Minister in power who goes against our values?” This audience member criticises Boris Joh… https://t.co/F88gWeKqyt
— BBC Question Time (@BBC Question Time) 1572564084

Will an apology be forthcoming? Of course not.

Regardless, people have found the woman's words moving and hailed the importance of her speech against the prime minister.

This brave woman stands up for British values, even as the Prime Minister undermines them 🤜🏿 https://t.co/6MnzHcoPsZ
— David Lammy (@David Lammy) 1572592863

This British Muslim woman just wants to be respected as a person who is part and parcel of our country. She has ev… https://t.co/IFql61aXJ0
— Tell MAMA UK (@Tell MAMA UK) 1572566331

Brilliant argument, perfectly put. https://t.co/VcvgdiCPn2
— Adrian Lester (@Adrian Lester) 1572568521

“I don’t like the fact we are supporting a prime minister who incites hatred” This is the same PM who responded “h… https://t.co/ckypBwK63R
— Dr Simon Ashworth (@Dr Simon Ashworth) 1572564650

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