UK council apologises over Union flag row with Primary School

Cross Arthurlie Primary School suggested the flag could be seen as sectarian (Picture: Google)

A council has apologised after a politician demanded to know why a school suggested the Union flag could be ‘sectarian’.

Tory MSP Jackson Carlaw slammed Cross Arthurlie Primary School in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, after they issued a letter to parents about flags which had caused ‘upset’ at a recent event for school leavers.

Headteacher Fiona McDonald said the use of the flag had caused issues at the school...