UK and St George’s flags should never be used to ‘intimidate and terrify’, says senior Lib Dem

How dare the nationalists steal our flags?' asks Tim Farron at party conference in Bournemouth

People who use the union jack or St George's cross as a form of aggressive nationalism do not love their country, a senior Liberal Democrat has said, as he hit back at a wave of hard-right activism based around the flags.

In a strongly worded speech to a rally opening the party's annual conference in Bournemouth, Tim Farron, a former leader who now speaks for the party on the environment and rural affairs, said national flags should never be used to intimidate".