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Cafe deemed racist for putting Union Jack flags on sandwiches

Jimmy NsubugaWednesday 8 Aug 2018 4:29 pm

A café has been called racist after it placed tiny Union Jack flags on its food.

Several customers complained to Station 164 owner Candy Merrett when they spotted the decorations on sandwiches and toast.

The 30-year-old had used the toothpick flags in Hornchurch, east London, during the World Cup as a way of showing her support for the England team.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid Refuses Plea to Fly British Flag at UK Border Posts

By Liam Deacon
9 Aug 2018


Home Secretary Sajid Javid has rejected calls for Britain to fly the national flag above all border posts, where people enter and leave the country, as many other nations do.

The request was sent to Sajid Javid by independent Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Janice Atkinson, who argued it would be a positive sign for people arriving at British sea and airports.

The representative of the South-East region said that, as the United Kingdom approaches Brexit, it would “provide a warm and welcome sign of national embrace for returning and departing UK citizens and act as a reminder that they belong to a patriotic, decent and proud country.”

In a letter to Mr Javid, seen by the Daily Mail, she called for Britain to follow numerous other nations that routinely fly their national flags at ports of entry.

Ms Atkinson argued that now was a particularly important time for such a move, writing: “As we embark on the new and exciting Brexit chapter in our history, I would like to see our Union Flag flown high at our ports of entry, starting at embarkation and continuing into the customs hall…”

She added: “There is nothing jingoistic about welcoming home travellers or sending them off on their travels with a metaphoric hug or wave from the country of which they are citizens.”