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Huffington Post // World

Keir Starmer Calls For St George's Flag To Be 'Reclaimed' From Southport Rioters

Wednesday 23rd April 2025, 6:38AM


Cross of St. George flags, adorn the balconies and the roads across the Kirby Estate in Bermondsey, southeast London on St George's Day in 2019.Keir Starmer has called for the English flag to be “reclaimed” from the rioters who went on the rampage in the wake of last summer’s Southport killings.In comments marking St. George’s Day, the prime minister said: “We must never concede it, because it is an expression of our values and our patriotism.”Violence erupted last August after three young girls were stabbed to death by Axel Rudakubana while attending a Taylor Swift-theme dance class in the school holidays.Misinformation was spread online about the killer’s background, leading to widespread rioting across England.Speaking at a St. George’s Day reception in 10 Downing Street on Tuesday night, Starmer said there is “a never-ending fight for our flag and what it represents”He said: “There are people trying to sow division in our communities, people taking the red and white of our flag, like the buntin

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