Reporter’s Notebook: Jim Cusick

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The furore over Boris Johnson's comments about the burka and niqab continue to rumble on days after they were made in his column in the Daily Telegraph. As well as criticism from within his own party, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has described his comments as inflammatory and divisive. James Cusick puts this week's controversy in the context of Boris Johnson's very colourful political career, in this week's Reporter's Notebook. Image © Victoria Jones/PA Wire