Holyrood Debate Descends Into Chaos Over Burqa Ban

Fife MSP hits back over face covering row in Scottish Parliament

A Fife MSP has called the chaotic end of a members’ business debate in the Scottish Parliament “an affront to democracy”.

The SNP's beloved European Parliament supports banning burqas amid debate farce

Reform UK Scotland's leader Malcolm Offord and deputy leader Thomas Kerr were branded 'racist' by John Swinney after bringing a debate to ban face coverings to Holyrood, even though MEPs voted through a similar policy the same day.

Holyrood Debate Descends into Chaos Over Burqa Ban

Tensions rose in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday as Reform UK’s deputy leader in Scotland, Thomas Kerr, called for a ban on face coverings, including the burqa.

‘Fascism in Action’: Reform bid to ban burqa sparks angry Holyrood clashes

MSPs from the SNP, Labour and the Greens rounded on Reform UK at Holyrood on Thursday, condemning its push for restrictions on face coverings as Islamophobic and a calculated attack on Muslim women.

Women protest at Scottish Parliament over Reform UK's burqa ban bid

WOMEN have gathered outside of the Scottish Parliament in protest of Reform UK's bid to ban face coverings in public places – with a particular focus on the burqa