GMB panellist Narinder Kaur faces furious backlash for saying Kate Middleton has ‘aged so much’
In March, Ms Kaur backed Nike’s infamous decision to redesign the St George’s Cross on England kits, saying it made her feel ‘included’ because the flag ‘is associated with bigotry, fascism and racism’ after being ‘hijacked’ by the far-Right.
England fans vowed to boycott Nike and its hated new £125 shirt for the 2024 Euros after the firm offended millions by redrawing the flag with a ‘rainbow coloured abomination’.
But Ms Kaur shared her controversial belief that the England flag in its original red and white is ‘scary’ and represents ‘racism’.
She told the Jeremy Vine Show: ‘I saw that flag and I felt included. I felt Nike’s reason was to unite. Sadly the St George’s flag has been hijacked, it is tarnished. And as far back as I can remember – 60s, 70s, 80s, it’s been hijacked by far-Right groups.
‘All I see when I see the St George’s flag is people draped in it doing the Nazi salute, being racist and hating Muslims. So there’s nothing to be proud about when those kind of people are brandishing that flag and it’s actually quite scary.
‘I don’t feel proud of this flag, I feel scared of the flag. That flag doesn’t represent tolerance, it represents racism.’
Ms Kaur suggested ‘tolerance’ was a key national characteristic and claimed there was a need to ‘reclaim’ the St George’s Cross.
‘What we need is for the majority who are apparently proud of this flag to reclaim what Britain [sic] is about,’ she said.
‘Because at the moment, it’s [associated] with bigotry, fascism and racism. And the majority aren’t displaying it proudly because even they feel slightly ashamed by it.’
SOURCE: Daily Mail