2 h. ago Performative poppy wearing has turned toxic – should we be wearing white poppies instead?

As two TV presenters and a politician have already fallen foul of the rabid ‘where’s your poppy?’ brigade and actor Mark Rylance has been branded ‘woke’ for donning a symbol of pacifism, Helen Coffey wonders how a simple act of remembrance became so politically charged

Events

16 h. ago Is the poppy in decline? As many WW2 veterans remember fallen comrades for possibly the last time, some sellers say fewer people are buying the historic symbol of remembrance

The number of people wearing red poppies in the run up to Armistice Day on November 11 and Remembrance Sunday has been in decline in recent years.

Politics

46 h. ago BBC Celebrity Traitors poppy scandal as Charlotte Church and Ruth Codd appear on Uncloaked version of the show without traditional symbol of remembrance

The two Celebrity Traitors stars have become the latest public figures to spark controversy by not wearing a poppy while appearing on a BBC TV show.

Politics

3 d. ago Where's your poppy, Deputy PM? David Lammy pays Remembrance tribute as he fills in for Starmer in Commons... but has to be handed badge halfway through after forgetting to wear one

Filling in for Keir Starmer in the Commons, the Justice Secretary started the session by making a sombre Remembrance tribute.

Politics

3 d. ago Where's your poppy, Deputy PM? David Lammy pays Remembrance tribute as he fills in for Starmer in Commons... but has to be handed badge half

Filling in for Keir Starmer in the Commons, the Justice Secretary started the session by making a sombre Remembrance tribute.

Politics

3 d. ago Where's your poppy, DPM? David Lammy pays Remembrance tribute as he fills in for Starmer in Commons... but has to be handed symbol half

Filling in for Keir Starmer in the Commons, the Justice Secretary started the session by making a sombre Remembrance tribute.

Politics