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 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 Three in five Brits say they want MORE Union Jack or St George's Cross flags to be flown in public spaces

The survey by More In Common found 58 per cent of Brits think there should be more UK or English flags on display on street furniture such as lampposts and roundabouts.

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1 week ago Kemi Badenoch: It is shameful of councils to remove St George’s Cross flags

The Conservative leader said the flying of English flags should be ‘welcomed’, rather than ‘seen as an act of rebellion’.

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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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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 Voices: Raising flags only divides communities – just ask Northern Ireland

Flags of every stripe – St George, Palestine, rainbow – are routinely being tied to lampposts across the country, only to be taken down by beleaguered council workers. Is this a warning sign of a society going mad, asks Sean O’Grady

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2 w. ago Patriotism ‘always important’ to Starmer, says No 10 amid flag row

St George’s Cross flags have been removed from council properties by two local authorities.

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2 w. ago Flag wars boil over as activist confronts workers tearing down St George's Cross on orders of council that prided itself on Palestinian banners

Tower Hamlets in east London previously prided itself on its displays of Palestine flags, but said any England banners attached to council property would be promptly removed.

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2 w. ago Moment workers tear down St George's Cross on orders of council that prided itself on Palestinian banners as flag wars spread across Britain

Tower Hamlets Council in east London said any St George's Cross flags put up as part of the 'Operation Raise the Colours' campaign would be promptly taken down.

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2 w. ago Flag wars spread across Britain as council that prided itself on Palestinian banners now orders its staff to tear down patriotic St George's flags

Tower Hamlets Council in east London said any St George's Cross flags put up as part of the 'Operation Raise the Colours' campaign would be promptly taken down.

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2 w. ago Fury as SECOND council orders St George's flags to be removed from lampposts after being erected by 'Operation Raise the Colours' patriotism campaigners

Tower Hamlets Council in east London said any St George's Cross flags put up as part of the 'Operation Raise the Colours' campaign would be promptly taken down.

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