On Thursday, St. George’s Day—which celebrates St. George, the patron saint of England—Great Britain’s leftist prime minister Keri Starmer took aim at the nationalists who want to take their country back from the wave of immigrants who have inundated their country, calling them “plastic patriots.” “St George’s flag stands for unity over hatred and decency over division,” Starmer wrote on X. “Those are the values I will always fight for. Some try to hijack our flag to spread hate, I reject their plastic patriotism.” St George’s flag stands for unity over hatred and decency over division. Those are the values I will always fight for. Some try to hijack our flag to spread hate, I reject their plastic patriotism. https://t.co/b0V8dhKGjL — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 23, 2026   Conversely, Hiroshi Suzuki, the Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, wrote simply, “Happy St George’s Day!!” Happy St George's Day!!