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Kemi Badenoch Says It Is 'Shameful' for Councils to Remove St George's Cross Flags
Councils cite health and safety rules for removing flags and painted crossings while critics highlight selective enforcement and taxpayer costs for cleanup, officials said.
- Kemi Badenoch criticised local councils, including Tower Hamlets and Birmingham, for removing St George's Cross flags following Operation Raise the Colours.
- The removals happened despite councils acknowledging the flags symbolize national pride and recognizing the government's support for flying the Union and English flags safely.
- Birmingham warned residents on August 15 to remove flags from lampposts for safety during maintenance, while councils stated unauthorized attachments pose risks to motorists and pedestrians.
- Brian Speed, The Flag Shop owner, said flag sales rose from tens to hundreds weekly, mainly of St George's Cross, amid this surge in patriotic displays nationwide.
- Badenoch criticized councils for unevenly applying rules and removing English flags, arguing that acknowledging and celebrating a common national identity would reduce divisions rather than increase them.
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Liberals, you now have a duty to hang the St George's flag
I’ve just returned from the US, where my Italian-American family could not grasp Britain’s troubled relationship with national flags. For them, the Stars and Stripes is universal: proudly flown in rich and poor neighbourhoods, celebrated by Black, Latino, Asian and white Americans, sometimes displayed alongside an Italian tricolore, Irish tricolour or Mexican eagle, all without any controversy. No one sees a contradiction – because there isn’t o…
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