Respect local dress code

I HAVE worked in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

The British nurses I worked with were told to respect the local dress code and in public wore a black abaya or cloak loosely covering their hair and limbs, but not their faces.

Indeed, many felt more comfortable to do this as they were far less likely to be jostled by local women than when they were in western dress.

Might not Muslim women in this country take the same approach?

Flying back and forth to Saudi Arabia, I noted how many women changed their garb on board the aircraft to suit their destination.

J. R. BROWN, Knutsford, Cheshire. FORMER ministers Dominic Grieve and Anna Soubry have threatened to quit if Boris Johnson becomes Tory leader. A good reason to elect him.

D. LAWRENCE, Chorley, Lancs. I DISAGREE with Boris Johnson – the burka should be banned, just as running about the streets in a fullface balaclava ought to be banned. S. McLEAN, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.