Tory MP demands union flag flown from schools & buildings to celebrate heritage & fight ‘politically correct brigade’

A RED WALL MP has demanded a new law to make schools and public buildings fly the union flag.

Lee Anderson, who won the Ashfield seat for the Tories at least year’s election, has written to ministers urging them to celebrate Britain’s culture and heritage.


Tory MP demands union flag flown from schools & buildings to celebrate heritage & fight ‘politically correct brigade’
The British flag was flown outside the EU Commission building earlier this week when Boris Johnson went to visit
Lee Anderson is self-isolating after contracting Covid-19
Mr Anderson is calling for a new law to force flags to be flown at schools and public buildings

In an letter to Mr Gove he said the move would be an “opportunity for everyone to come together and reassert our pride in our country”.

And in an article for Trending In The News he said his constituents were sick of “tokenistic virtue signalling” and “a rewriting of our history”.

Instead he said people wanted to “to learn from and embrace our past, to respect our heritage” to improve all our futures.

Mr Anderson said the move would “allow us to start celebrating British culture and history, rather than shying away from it, and demonstrate some pride in our country, just as people feel across the Pond in the US.

“We are a patriotic and proud bunch in Ashfield and Eastwood and we want our Conservative government to allow us to come together to reassert our pride in our country, and to defend staunchly our culture and heritage when they are under attack.”



Mr Anderson has written to Mr Gove

It comes after the National Trust revealed earlier this year that a third of its properties had “links to slavery” – and vowed to take action to address its past.

This year the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a culture shift – with protesters tearing down statues and defacing monuments.

Four people have now have been charged with criminal damage after a statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston was toppled and pushed into a river in the BLM protests.

Campaigners across the nation have renamed streets and buildings for fear of offence over controversial pasts.

Streets on a new housing estate have been given a string of bizarre new names, Trending In The News revealed this week.

They claim Diversity Grove, Equality Road, Respect Way, Destiny Road, Inspire Avenue and Humanity Close reflect “core values”.

But mocking locals suggested alternatives on the ­council’s Facebook page such as Desperation Way, Car Jack Alley and Snowflake Close.

Stephen McDonald, 43, said: “I think it isn’t very realistic or reflective but more of a publicity stunt trying to promote what a liberal society we are.”


Protesters kneel on the neck of the statue after it was toppled in Bristol
Protesters kneel on the neck of the statue after it was toppled in Bristol

Mocking locals suggested alternatives on the ­council’s Facebook page such as Desperation Way, Car Jack Alley and Snowflake Close
Mocking locals suggested alternatives on the ­council’s Facebook page such as Desperation Way, Car Jack Alley and Snowflake Close

Today Boris visited the north-east of England – a year after taking traditional Labour seats in his historic general election win.

The Prime Minister arrived in Blyth, Northumberland, where a major investment in an electric vehicle battery plant which could create up to 8,000 direct and indirect jobs was announced overnight.

Mr Johnson visited the ORE Catapult wind turbine testing plant beside the docks in the town, meeting apprentices under a 107m-long (351ft) blade.


Tory MP demands union flag flown from schools & buildings to celebrate heritage & fight ‘politically correct brigade’
Boris on a visit to the North East today