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UKIP would introduce mandatory medical checks on British schoolgirls to find out if they have been a victim of female genital mutilation.

The annual examination would target at-risk groups across the UK, including girls in London, as almost half of all new cases are recorded in the capital.

A Ukip source said: “This is child abuse and there have been no prosecutions in Britain. One of the biggest injustices is we spend too much time allowing parents to do what they want. Girls are at risk.”

Between 2015 to 2016 health professionals recorded 5,700 cases of women and girls having undergone the procedure.

Today the party’s education spokesperson and London Assembly member David Kurten also called for a ban on new Islamic faith schools until “substantial progress” has been made on Muslim integration.

The raft of general election pledges came as Ukip leader Paul Nuttall called for a ban on the burka, sparking criticism on social media.

The party is polling in fourth place behind the Liberal Democrats for the June 8 general election, despite having received almost four million votes in 2015.