Sir Keir Starmer may lack popular appeal but he’s not silly. That’s why he has declared his support for the St George’s flag in the row about two councils in Muslim-majority areas, the latest Tower Hamlets, taking down both the English flag and the Union Jack.
The PM is, declared a spokesman, all for patriotism – indeed, only a prime minister with a death wish wouldn’t be, let alone a PM with a Morgan McSweeny at his elbow. But it’s interesting, the context in which he supports the English flag.
