Fly the flag for the Commonwealth

Fly a Flag for the Commonwealth

Local MEP Paul Nuttall has urged all local authorities in the North West to fly the Commonwealth flag on Monday.

"I know that it will be raised at several town halls and I want to urge other councils in the region to do the same to commemorate Commonwealth Day.

"Local authorities and public bodies are all to happy to fly the flag of the European Union, at the expense of our Union Flag or the flag of St George for fear of causing offence.

"We must remember that our friends in the Commonwealth are our own kith and kin. We have a shared language, heritage and culture that far surpasses anything we share with continental Europe.

"It saddens me that we continue to tie ourselves down to the only trading block in the world that remains terminally stagnant when we should be rekindling our relationship to a voluntary block that encompasses fast growing, emerging economies such as India, Malaysia and Nigeria.

"I welcome marking Commonwealth Day with the flag flying ceremonies on Monday and I hope that this will become an annual event at every town hall in the land," said Mr Nuttall, UKIP deputy leader.