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# Government supports Hove MP on flying the Union flag
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/government-supports-hove-mp-on-flying-the-union-flag/
- Published: 2013-01-29T06:48:42.000Z
- Updated: 2013-01-29T06:48:43.000Z
- Description: Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has received backing from the Government after he called for publicly-funded buildings to fly the Union Flag. Mike wrote to his colleague the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, to ask that plans
- Author: Besi
- Tags: News, Politics

![Mike Weatherley, MP](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/web-600-31.jpg)

Mike Weatherley, MP

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has received backing from the Government after he called for publicly-funded buildings to fly the Union Flag.

Mike wrote to his colleague the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, to ask that plans are drawn up to have the Union Flag flown on public buildings right across the country.

**In his letter, Mike wrote:**

> *“Britain should seize upon the national mood that we proudly saw earlier this year with both Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games. I believe that schools, in particular, that receive public funding should be compelled to prominently display the Union Flag, with the Government introducing legislation if necessary.”*

**Commenting, he said:**

> *“Receiving the Government’s support is fantastic news for flag-lovers across the country. This idea is cheap, straightforward and will boost national pride, so it is great that Eric Pickles is on board. I look forward to seeing more Union Flags around Brighton & Hove and in other towns and cities in Britain.”*

**In his response, Eric Pickles, wrote:**

> *“The Union Flag is a powerful symbol of our national identity and I believe we should be proud to display it in public. I am therefore in favour of public and civic buildings displaying it and will encourage local government, including fire and rescue authorities, to do so.”*