Sir Keir Starmer is set to reveal plans to turn the Union Jack into a “symbol of inclusion” in a major speech on Friday.
The Prime Minister is expected to bid to “reclaim the flag” from the “far-right” in his final address before the Labour Party conference begins.
His speech will come just days after Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” rally drew huge crowds to London, and as flags from across the Home Nations continue to fly across Britain.
Sir Keir will be “keen on reclaiming the flag,” a No10 source told The Telegraph – echoing his words from St George’s Day.
“The flag is for all of us. It should be a symbol of unity rather than a symbol of division. A symbol of pride, a symbol of inclusion.”
But then, the PM will attack Nigel Farage as a “toxic” force, whose idea of Britain must be challenged.
He will also extend his hand to left-wing leaders around the world, and urge them to “fight for the values they hold dear: decency, tolerance and respect”.
On several occasions, Sir Keir has pointed to football as an example of his apparent pride in the Union Jack and St George’s Cross.
And last weekend, he wrote in The Sun that attending Euro ’96 “felt like we were part of something larger than ourselves”.
Sir Keir continued: “An England that belonged to our grandparents and our history, but also to our children and our future.
“And I felt like I was part of it. That’s the power of our flag. To make us all feel like part of Team England.”
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