Britain will ‘never surrender flag’ to far-right protesters, Starmer says

Exclusive: PM condemns attacks against police, racist intimidation of minorities and use of flag to instil fear

• What England’s flag-hoisters are saying – and what others are hearing

Britain will “never surrender” to far-right protesters who use the flag as cover for violence and to instil fear, Keir Starmer has said, condemning attacks against police officers and the racist intimidation of minorities.

Starmer said the St George’s flag “represents our diverse country” and that he would not tolerate people being “intimidated on our streets because of their background or the colour of their skin”.