39 m. ago Starmer says Britain must never surrender flag after London protest amid backlash over Musk

Prime minister’s first comments since ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest come amid a backlash over Elon Musk’s ‘disgusting’ remarks made to Tommy Robinson

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97 m. ago Starmer says he will 'never surrender' the Union Jack to those sowing 'violence, fear and division' after clashes at 'Unite the Kingdom' demo attended by more than 100,000

The Prime Minister broke his silence this afternoon, saying the country 'will not stand' for assaults on police officers after 26 were injured - four seriously - in clashes with right wing protesters.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer vows to 'never surrender' the Union Jack to those sowing 'violence, fear and division' after more than 100,000 take part in violent Tommy Robinson demo

The Prime Minister broke his silence this afternoon, saying the country 'will not stand' for assaults on police officers after 26 were injured - four seriously - in clashes with right wing protesters.

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3 h. ago Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses nation after mass Tommy Robinson 'flag' protest

Sir Keir Starmer said "we will not surrender our flag to those who use it as a symbol of violence, fear and division."

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4 h. ago Starmer: We will not ‘surrender’ flag to be symbol of violence and division

Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for the protest.

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer says Britain will 'never surrender' flag to those who sow hate

Keir Starmer said he would not tolerate attacks on police officers or people being intimidated on the streets due to their background or the colour of their skin

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6 h. ago Starmer says Britain must ‘never surrender’ flag to far right

PM’s comments follow Elon Musk’s call for Brits to ‘fight back or die’ at march organised by far-right activist

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5 d. ago Stop Starmer's controversial Chagos surrender, 40 peers and MPs urge Trump

British politicians have written to the US President raising concerns that the agreement is a 'deliberate act of strategic self-harm' by the UK.

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1 week ago Leading female politicians and artists reject attempts to link migration and sexual abuse

The letter accuses the right of exploiting ‘violence against women to fuel hate and division’

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1 week ago Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence in Britain to asylum seekers.Signatories include the musicians Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Anoushka Shankar as well as Labour, Green and independent MPs including Kim Johnson, Ellie Chowns, Diane Abbott and Zarah Sultana. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England flags and fascist symbols plastered around Welsh village

People living in Henllys, Cwmbran woke up on Tuesday to find parts of their community vandalised with the England flag and in one case a Nazi symbol

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