Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour must not flinch at flying the flag of St George as he declared that ... that his party would celebrate the day of England’s patron saint “with enthusiasm”.

St George was traditionally depicted carrying or wearing a red cross on white background, and King Richard adopted it in his honour. But England doesn't actually own the design of its flag.

St George isn’t just patron saint of England though, he’s also patron saint of Portugal and Georgia as well as a number of cities. His red cross is shown not once but five times on the flag of ...