Straw says he would like veils to be discarded - Times Online

By Devika Bhat and Philip Webster and Russell Jenkins of The Times Jack Straw said he would rather veils were discarded altogether (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty) Jack Straw has admitted he would prefer Muslimwomen not to wear veils at all, a day after disclosing that he asks women who hold constituency meetings with him to remove the garment so that they can truly talk "face to face". Mr Straw, the Leader of the Commons,said yesterday that the wearing of full veils was making "better, positive relations ...