I don’t know how he kept his cool, but he just went out of his way to win over the audience while he was up there. In 2020, as Brexit rhetoric was at some form of crescendo, a decision was made to give an RAF jet used by prime ministers a Union flag paint job. The move is the latest push by the British government to emphasise the benefits of Scotland remaining in the United Kingdom amid polls showing rising support for Scottish independence. and with registered office address at Halford Chambers, 1-3 Halford Road, Richmond, London TW10 6AW. Tommy Sheppard, the Edinburgh East MP and Scottish National party’s spokesperson for constitutional affairs, said the union jack could be a “divisive” symbol in Scotland.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Now, in a move most likely not on his itinerary as “Minister for the Union”, Boris Johnson has posed with a giant St George’s flag.

Last week Chancellor Rishi Sunak paid his first visit to Scotland in the job, where he talked up the impact of the Treasury’s coronavirus support schemes in "every corner of the UK".

The flag didn't get bigger it's just the stature of the UK Prime Minister that's been sign… https://t. Before the coronavirus pandemic came along, a government minister would be expected to make their way into a TV studio for a broadcast interview. Just 17% of Britons have a favourable opinion of the home secretary, with 66% holding an unfavourable view.Whatever it may be, it’s odd that this is the same Boris Johnson who said last year: “I do not believe in gestures”. The Mayor's zip wire mishap follows an embarrassing gaffe by Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt last week. The company had left the wire more slack than usual to allow Johnson to descend, “but it dropped a bit lower than it should have done”. After posting a photo of him perched on the edge of a table to watch the game, he received similar treatment from the Twitter commentariate.