John Terry appears to back banning burqa

John Terry appears to have endorsed a policy to ban the burqa in public spaces in Britain

The former England and Chelsea captain popped up in the comments of an Instagram post declaring the stance had been adopted by right-wing party Restore Britain.

Party leader Rupert Lowe shared a post pledging to ban the garment worn by some observant Muslim women.

Lowe, a former chairman of Southampton FC, also said he would outlaw signs in foreign languages at stations.

His post featured a woman wearing a burqa outside Whitechapel Station with its sign in Bengali, a nod to the area’s Bangladeshi community. Mr Terry appeared to support the views, replying with a post containing three clapping emojis, the Daily Mail reported.

The Restore leader later leapt to the defence of the former England captain, writing: ‘I see that England/Chelsea legend John Terry is taking some flak for applauding Restore Britain’s policy of banning the burqa and ensuring that all London stations use English, and English only.

‘This is the position the vast majority of the British people support. ‘There is now a political party that will say exactly what people think and fight to make it happen.

Restore Britain.’ Mr Lowe, 68, was elected as MP for Great Yarmouth for Reform UK but was later suspended from the party following allegations of bullying.

He denied the claims and insisted the investigation was a ‘witchhunt’ instigated by Nigel Farage.

Last month, he lost a bit to prevent the parliamentary watchdog from investigating the complaint. Mr Terry has occasionally divulged his political leanings, including when he held a St George’s Flag in his left hand while skiing in the French Alps.

Calls by politicians to ban the burqa have proven extremely controversial in the past. The move has been adopted in France, which practices a policy of national secularity.