All schools will have to sing the national anthem and fly the Union flag under a Reform government, says Suella Braverman

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 12:26 EDT, 5 September 2026 | Updated: 12:30 EDT, 5 September 2026 All schools will have to sing the national anthem and fly the Union flag under a Reform UK government, Suella Braverman declared today.The party's education spokesman said there was a 'need to show our young people what patriotism looks like' as she addressed Reform's conference in Birmingham.Mrs Braverman claimed 'too many' British schools had seen the curriculum 'hijacked by activists'.'Why are they teaching our kids they can be born in the wrong body?' she said. 'Why are they teaching our kids about how racist Britain is?'Why are they teaching our kids about white privilege? This is why we need to save our schools.'We need to show our young people what patriotism looks like if they're going to have any sense of how great this country is.'All schools will have to sing the national anthem and fly the Union flag under a Reform UK government, Suella Braverman declared today The party's education spokesman said there was a 'need to show our young peope what patriotism looks like' as she addressed Reform's conference in BirminghamMrs Braverman added: 'And that's why, under a Reform government, every school will sing the national anthem and our great hymns.'And under a Reform government, every school will be obliged to fly the Union flag. Radical ideas, I know. Controversial.'Mrs Braverman - a former Tory home secretary who defected to Reform in January - also used her conference speech on Saturday to pledge to cut funding for 'Mickey Mouse' university courses within weeks of Reform winning the next general election.'Within the first 100 days of the next Reform government, I will cut taxpayer funding to student loans and tuition fees for Mickey Mouse degrees by 20 per cent,' she said.'The bottom set of courses that offer dreadful, dreadful, appalling value for money, poor teaching and zero job prospects will all have their public funding cut.'You want to study gender studies? Pay for it yourself.'Mrs Braverman said the cash would be redirected towards vocational courses.She was among the final speakers at the end of Reform's three-day conference in Birmingham.The gathering ended with party leader Nigel Farage, Mrs Braverman and other senior figures singing the national anthem on stage.