23 h. ago Keir Starmer admits he would not want to live next to an asylum hotel as his desperate 'phase two' government relaunch is ridiculed

Keir Starmer stressed he wanted the facilities to shut in an 'orderly' way but acknowledged that the 2029 target for getting rid of them needs to be brought forward.

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68 h. ago Nigel Farage criticised by senior Church of England bishop after chaotic Scotland visit

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell said the Reform UK leader, who has promised mass deportations, was not offering a solution to the “big issues” driving people to risk the English Channel crossing.

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3 d. ago Reform UK council removes St George’s flags and bunting over public safety fears

Durham County Council is removing the display of St George’s Cross and the Union flag over fears it could compromise public safety

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3 d. ago Never mind the flag bans, where are the policies? Assessing 100 days of Reform

Some are happy to see new faces in the chambers but many are frustrated with a lack of improvements on the ground since party’s sweeping victories“This motion is bizarre to say the least,” said a bemused Doncaster Labour councillor as Reform proposed that the council fly no flags apart from the union flag from its buildings.It would not just mean no Pride flag on Pride Day, a debate heard. It would mean no white rose flag on Yorkshire Day, no Rovers flag celebrating the football team winning the league, no St George’s flag marking England’s Lionesses’ Euros triumph, and no green flags celebrating municipal park management achievements in the city’s green spaces. The motion was “a waste of time and a waste of resources”, one councillor said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Police looking for pair who painted England flags on Islamic centre

The two men also used spray paint to write ‘this is England’ on the building in Vange, Essex

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5 d. ago Men in St George flag masks paint on zebra crossing as people say 'it's not English'

The St George Cross graffiti surge continues as men in masks painted a West Midlands crossing with a red cross, but it emerges that St George was in fact a ‘Turkish man’

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5 d. ago Council's urgent safety warning after St George's flag sprayed on roundabouts

The council's warning comes after the England flag has appeared in several locations around Greater Manchester, including on a roundabout in Fitton Hill in Oldham

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5 d. ago Council issues warning about St George's flag on roundabouts

"It costs public money to repair the damage, which could be better spent on vital services"

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7 d. ago Voices: The prevalence of England’s flag is a ghastly reminder of the National Front

Ever since the National Front co-opted the St George’s flag in the 70s, its presence has become a shorthand for ‘You’re not wanted here’, writes Sharan Dhaliwal

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8 d. ago Muslim mum and her child were racially abused 'by St George's flag painters'

Essex Police said a 33-year-old man from Basildon has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage

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9 d. ago Badenoch calls Jenrick supporters hoping to oust her ‘sore losers’

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch also hit out at personal attacks from critics using racist tropes.

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1 week ago Kemi: There is nothing 'racist' or 'extreme' about flying our flag proudly, Tory leader tells the Mail... as she takes aim at councils removing St. George's Crosses

After a week that has seen the flag of St George removed from lamp posts, the Tory leader took aim at councils clashing with residents, saying there is 'nothing racist about flying the flag of your nation'.

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1 week ago From patriotic to racist – can the England flag ever be reclaimed?

A group raising money to get every lamp post in their village adorned with the ‘beautiful’ St George’s flag has been met with backlash. Helen Coffey asks whether the far right’s commandeering of our national symbol means it’s forever tainted

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1 week ago St George's flag rules after council in England takes down 200

This summer has reportedly seen an increase in the number of St George flags being flown on cars and houses

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1 week ago Voices: ‘This is not patriotism’: Readers clash over St George’s Cross flag displays

Readers are divided over the wave of St George’s Cross flags and graffiti in Birmingham – with some calling it vandalism and hijacking, while others see it as a show of pride and unity

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1 week ago Exact rules on flying St George's flag from your home or car as dozens pop up in UK

The St George's flag has been appearing across Birmingham in recent weeks, with campaigners raising money to fly them in various parts of the city

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1 week ago 'Hateful' professor who insists St George's Flag 'represents racism, not patriotism' and should be CHANGED leaves TV viewers outraged

Good Morning Britain viewers were left outraged by a guest who proposed removing the St George's flag from England. The flag is currently being used to oppose immigration into the UK.

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1 week ago Good Morning Britain viewers outraged as 'hateful' guest insists St George's Flag 'represents racism, not patriotism' and should be CHANGED

Good Morning Britain viewers were left outraged by a guest who proposed removing the St George's flag from England. The flag is currently being used to oppose immigration into the UK.

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2 w. ago Roundabouts graffitied with St George’s Cross amid row over flags on lamp posts

At least six mini-roundabouts in the Birmingham area have been painted with red crosses

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2 w. ago You CAN fly St George's flag, Sir Keir Starmer says amid rows between furious locals and councils

Council workers in Tower Hamlets, east London, were met with abuse as they began to tear down England and Union Jack flags which were hung by patriotic campaigners.

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