Starmer wades into English flag row after SECOND woke council vows to remove St George’s cross

Sir Keir Starmer “absolutely” supports people putting up English flags amid a row over councils tearing them down, a spokesperson said.

It comes as residents have hit out after Tower Hamlets Council, in east London, announced the patriotic displays would be removed.

The Union Jack and St George's flags were raised by locals as part of a movement online called Operation Raise the Colours.

But Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman, who was found guilty of electoral fraud in 2015, has thwarted the campaign.

The national flags will now be ripped down "as part of routine maintenance".

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