UK Hands Out More Than 1,000 Free Hijabs to Channel Migrants at Taxpayer Expense

British taxpayers have funded more than 1,000 free hijabs for small-boat migrants this year. The Mail has the story:

Internal government figures show that officials have been handing over Muslim head coverings to those illegally landing on our shores at a rate of 162 a month. …

The disclosure comes amid growing political controversy over Muslim headwear, which many critics regard as symbols of female subservience.

Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott told this newspaper she was opposed to hijabs being part of school uniforms, saying: “I do not believe the state should be party to an instrument of female suppression.”

News of the free headgear comes as there is mounting public frustration over the flow of migrants across the Channel and potential security implications.

On Friday, two Iranian nationals who had arrived on small boats were charged with planning a terrorist attack over an alleged plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community during Yom Kippur. …

Home Office documents show that between January and June, 974 hijabs were given to boat migrants. At that rate, the total is likely to be close to 1,500 by now.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “The Government must stop handing out hijabs to illegal immigrants immediately.

“It’s an insult to hard-working British taxpayers that they’re funding religious items for people who have broken into our country. It should not be for us to fund someone else’s religious practices.”

Worth reading in full.