Starmer has written to Labour’s PPCs ahead of St. George’s day tomorrow instructing them to mark the occasion “with enthusiasm” and to “fly the flag”. If they’ve already got in a tizzy over the Union Flag on leaflets how will they cope with this…


Fresh polling on Sunday carried out by Lord Ashcroft reveals that one in eight 2019 Labour voters say that the St George Cross is racist. Only 56% of 2019 Labour voters agree that the flag is “a symbol to represent England and no one should be offended by it” – that’s compared to 9/10 Tory voters. A substantial 13% (along with 8% of LibDems) said the symbol is “racist and divisive and should not be displayed”. Guido can think of one Labour figure who has been valiantly raising these concerns for years…