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Allow the carrying of the Union Flag at public events.

Submitted on Tuesday 17th July 2018

Rejected on Tuesday 24th July 2018

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Allow the carrying of the Union Flag at public events.

Petition Details

People have been stopped from displaying the Union Flag at public events. The latest being the Durham Miners Gala where they were forced to leace the city.

Additional Information

The Durham Miners Gala on the 14th July 2018. People were made to leave the event for flying the Union Flag.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

People are already allowed to carry the Union Flag, so we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

you can find out more about the rules on flying flags here:

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/15438/flying_flags_guide.pdf

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