Labour plans to use Union Flag & veterans to rebrand as patriotism party

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LABOUR wants to rebrand itself as the party of patriotism, leaked plans reveal.

Leader Sir Keir Starmer must use the Union Flag, veterans and events such as Remembrance Day to win back voters in the party heartlands, the report said.

The report said leader Sir Keir Starmer must use the Union Flag, veterans and events such as Remembrance Day to win back voters

But Tory MPs in the old Red Wall seats said it would take more than flying a few flags to lure supporters back.

Tory MP Dehenna Davison, whose constituency of Bishop Aukland was rock-solid Labour since the 1930s before she won it in 2019, slammed Labour.

She said: “If Labour think a few flags are going to help them win back seats in the Blue Wall, then they are seriously deluded.

“The fact the Labour Party has had to run extensive focus groups to come up with this idea shows just how out of touch they are with the very people who used to be their core voters.

“These are people who have pride in our country, who fly the Union Jack at times of national celebration, and who have the utmost regard for our veterans.”

And in a blow to the plans, Sir Keir was forced to deny he wanted to scrap the monarchy after old comments of him talking about being a republican resurfaced.

Labour MP Clive Lewis explosively said that by embracing the flag the party was pandering to the hard right.

Tory MPs in the old Red Wall seats said it would take more than flying a few flags to lure supporters back

He said: “It’s not patriotism; it’s Fatherland-ism. There’s a better way to build social cohesion than moving down the track of the nativist right.”

The report said: “The use of the flag, veterans, dressing smartly at the war memorial etc give voters a sense of authentic values alignment.”

It also warned voters wanted him to stop sitting on the fence and come up with his own policy ideas

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