Sir Keir Starmer is being criticised by Labour MPs and members for its use of the Union Jack on campaign material, including at speeches and on leaflets.
Every now and then, certain factions in politics decide to get angry about our national flag. This time, and not for the first time, Sir Keir Starmer is being criticised by Labour MPs and members for its use of the Union Jack on campaign material , including at speeches and on leaflets.I won’t bore you with an intricate history of the Union Jack , but basically, it’s been around for a very long time.
While its origins date back to the early 1600s, no law has been passed making the Union Jack the national flag of the United Kingdom.However, it was stated in Parliament over 100 years ago that the “Union Jack should be regarded as the National Flag”, followed by the Home Secretary Sir John Gilmour stating in 1933 that it is indeed the national flag.Despite this, in recent years, it has been rejected by some politicians, mainly on the left of politic
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