A Labour MP fears for the safety of his constituents from the ‘continued presence’ of nationalist flags as he hits out ‘at ‘weird’ roundabout painters.

Dr Jeevun Sandher, MP for Loughborough, wrote to the council arguing flags are ‘tatty’ and that they ‘risk detaching and falling into the road’.

He also told the Reform-controlled authority that constituents found the flags ‘unwelcoming’, adding that they make people feel ‘uncomfortable in their own community’.

In recent months, ‘patriotic’ Brits across the country have placed flags on lamp-posts, hung them motorway bridges, painted them on cows and even used them as parachutes.

Supporters argue the movement is a display of British pride. But critics say their motivations could be more sinister.

In a video posted to X, Dr Sandher said:

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