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Flags to fly at half mast until morning after Queen’s funeral

Flags will fly at half mast on UK Government buildings in tribute to the Queen from now until the morning after her funeral. Following the Queen’s death on Thursday, guidance was issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) ...

08 Sept 2022 at 22:04

Starmer faces Labour unease over use of Union flag in election campaign

Labour’s use of the Union flag is “definitely detrimental” in areas with large ethnic minority populations, an MP has warned amid unease about the party’s campaign material. Under Sir Keir Starmer the flag has played a prominent role in Labour ...

30 Mar 2024 at 13:27

Downing Street criticised over Irish flag on post about Northern Ireland

Downing Street has been accused of failing to understand Northern Ireland after mistakenly adding an Irish flag to a social media post celebrating the region. The post on Instagram shows photographs of a showcase of the region’s culture ...

21 Nov 2023 at 14:30

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County Derry Councillor criticises DUP’s priorities: Flags won't put food on peoples' tables nor will they heat their homes

Sinn Féin Councillor Kathleen McGurk has expressed her frustration at the DUP's persistence to fly the Union Flag 365 days a year from council buildings. The Causeway Coast and Glens Councillor for Benbradagh criticised the DUP's ...

16 Jan 2023 at 17:33

Banksy’s bullet-proof Union flag vest on sale for £300,0000

A bullet-proof vest emblazoned with a Union flag by Banksy has been put up for sale with an estimate of £200,000 to £300,000. Sotheby’s said it is the “first” Banksy vest to be auctioned from the collection, which the anonymous ...

30 Sept 2024 at 12:10

Tories no longer a patriotic party, says Starmer

The Conservatives are no longer a patriotic party, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, the Labour leader accused the Tories of denigrating “some of our proudest national institutions” and lacking faith ...

21 Apr 2024 at 08:12

Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

Reform UK has said it will continue to fly county standards from council buildings, after saying “no other flags” than the Union and St George’s ones would be permitted. The party took control of 10 local authorities in ...

05 May 2025 at 14:18

School apologises after pupil in Union flag dress removed from diversity day

A school has apologised unreservedly to the wider community and the family of a 12-year-old pupil who was taken out of a diversity class after wearing a Union flag dress. Bilton School in Rugby, Warwickshire, said it ...

15 Jul 2025 at 14:12

National Trust to remove Union flag flown from monument without permission

The National Trust said it will remove a large Union flag that has been flown from the prominent Penshaw Monument on Wearside. The charity said the flag had been attached to the grade-I listed building without ...

12 Sept 2025 at 14:18

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Council press ahead with 'questionable' year-round Union flag proposal

A local Council have moved ahead with plans to fly the Union flag from a number of council buildings, a policy described by an Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) as having a 'questionable' rationale. ...

25 Oct 2022 at 22:33

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