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'Fight for our flag and our values'
Burton Mail
|April 28, 2025
SIR KEIR STARMER HAS SHARED HIS CONCERNS OVER THE FAR-RIGHT TRYING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL FLAG AS THE NATION CELEBRATED ST GEORGE'S DAY LAST WEEK...
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ENGLAND faces a 'never-ending fight for our flag and what it represents, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The Prime Minister shared his worries about the far-right claiming ownership of St George's Cross at a Downing Street reception held to mark the day of England's patron saint.
At the gathering, Sir Keir praised England for its diversity, pointing to the difference between his 'working class' background and his predecessor Rishi Sunak, 'an English Hindu, who had both been able to become prime minister.
"That for me is something I think we should always be proud of and never take for granted," Sir Keir said.
This story is from the April 28, 2025 edition of Burton Mail.
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