Summer recess has only just ended but the government has not enjoyed a relaxed return to Westminster. After Reform UK controlled the narrative over the holidays, with its ‘lawless Britain’ campaign and immigration announcement last week, Labour is struggling to take back control of the agenda. On Monday, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper made a statement to the Commons in which she laid out the government’s plan to overhaul the asylum system. Now, she has turned to the issue of flag flying.

The Raise the Colours campaign has seen parts of England fly St George’s and Union flags, with a group called the Weoley Warriors claiming responsibility for showing ‘the country how proud we are of our history, freedoms and achievements’. Outrage was sparked, however, after some council workers in London’s

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