Boris Johnson burka row: Sky Data poll finds majority BACKS former Foreign Secretary, by Simon Osborne.

The Sky Data survey revealed 60 percent did not believe Mr Johnson’s controversial comments in a newspaper earlier this week amounted to racism while 33 percent thought it did.

The outcry from Mr Johnson’s comments might have indicated a majority supported an apology but the figures reveal 48 per cent believe he should not apologise, with 45 per cent in favour. …

The Sky Data poll found almost 60 percent of participants would support enacting [a ban on wearing burkas] in the UK, with 26 percent opposed to legislation.

hat-tip Stephen Neil