"Neville posted a video online to say he had removed the flag from his property because it was being used in a negative fashion, as he urged his followers to question what it means to be patriotic. The former England defender turned property developer said he believed that we're all being turned on each other, attributing much of the blame for the divide to angry, middle-aged white men who know exactly what they're doing."
"Funnily enough on one of my development sites last week there was a union jack flag put up and I took it down instantly. Some people might be watching this and thinking: Gary, you're not really patriotic.' I've played for my country 85 times, I love my country, I love Manchester and I love England. The union jack flag used in a negative fashion is not right and I'm a proud supporter of England"
Two men entered the pitch at Salford's League Two match against Oldham to try to plant a St George flag in the centre circle. They wore white hoodies reading "Gary Neville is a traitor" and were removed by stewards and police. The far-right group Britain First claimed responsibility and said it had teamed with local Salford patriots to protest Neville's removal of a union flag from one of his Manchester development sites. Neville said he removed the flag because it was being used negatively, urged reflection on patriotism, and warned against being pulled right and left.
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