No 10 plans to fly the flag for England's patron saint
THE flag of St George will fly over 10 Downing Street today to honour England's patron saint.
It is believed to be the first time in recent memory that the red-and-white banner has been raised over Downing Street on St George's Day and follows a review of flag-flying practices ordered by Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister.
A spokesman for the Prime Minister confirmed that, following the completion last month of the flag-flying consultation, No 10 will in future fly the Saltire on St Andrew's Day and the Welsh dragon on and St David's Day.
However, as Northern Ireland does not have an official national flag, the same practice will not apply on St Patrick's Day.
Mr Brown is encouraging all government buildings in England that have more than one flagpole to fly the English national flag alongside the Union flag today, the Prime Minister's spokesman said.
Where only one pole is available, the Union flag should be raised.
The only recent occasion when the flag of St George has been flown over No 10 was during the 2006 World Cup.
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