John Terry appears to endorse UK burqa ban after scathing attack on government | Football | Sport
John Terry has appeared to back calls to ban the burqa in the UK (Image: Getty)
Chelsea legend John Terry has faced backlash after appearing to endorse calls to ban the burqa in the UK. The former defender shared his apparent views on an Instagram post by Rupert Lowe, the former Reform MP who has since launched his own political party, Restore Britain. Lowe, who previously served as Southampton chairman, shared an image of a Muslim woman wearing the burqa in front of a London Underground station with Bengali signage.
He captioned the post: “This picture was taken in London. Restore Britain would ban the burqa, and Restore Britain would ensure that all London stations use English, and English only. Enough is enough. Vote Restore Britain to get our capital city back.” Terry made his views crystal clear in the comments, posting three clapping emojis alongside an England flag.
It caused a stir, with the former England captain facing some backlash, but Lowe was quick to jump to his defence in a separate post.
“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,” wrote Lowe.
“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.
“If we get called names? WHO CARES. It does not matter. We do not care, and nor should you. This isn’t 2015 anymore. These insults mean nothing.
“More people need to show some courage and stand up for what the majority thinks. Restore Britain is doing exactly that. We are going to get our country back.”
Lowe, who represents Great Yarmouth in the House of Commons, previously left Reform before he was suspended over allegations of threatening behaviour towards a colleague and workplace bullying. He subsequently left the party.
Rupert Lowe leapt to the defence of Terry after he faced a backlash (Image: Getty)
The former public schoolboy denied those claims, insisting that he was the victim of a witch hunt after criticising Reform leader Nigel Farage.
Terry, meanwhile, previously ripped into the UK government over their treatment of former Chelsea owner and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
The billionaire was sanctioned by the Conservatives under Boris Johnson following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, having his UK assets frozen before selling Chelsea to a consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly.
During an appearance on the Obi One podcast last year, Terry said: “I think it’s disgusting what happened to him, I really do. I think as a UK government we should be embarrassed by our actions towards him.
“What he did during lockdown and what he did for the NHS was sensational. He opened up Stamford Bridge to all the nurses and gave people homes during that difficult time.
“He was just a lovely, lovely man who loved our football club and thankfully turned away from one other football club and made the right decision to come.”
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