A MAN collecting signatures backing Jack Straw's criticism of Muslim veils was arrested - because he was wearing a balaclava.

James Scott, 40, wore the black headpiece to demonstrate veils were a barrier to communication.

But he refused to remove it when asked by two women police officers.
The landscape gardener claimed he had 200 signatures backing the ex-Foreign Secretary's request for Muslims to remove veils when talking to him.


Mr Scott said: "I was angry at people criticising Jack Straw. I think he's right. It is nothing to do with race or religion."


The dad-of-one started his protest in an Ipswich shopping centre and continued on the street after being asked to leave.


He said: "Some people said they wouldn't talk to me dressed like that, which was my point."

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