Overview

• Courtney Wright declined Rugby Secondary School’s apology and invitation to deliver her speech after she was removed for wearing a Union Jack dress.
• A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that British identity deserves celebration alongside the country’s diversity.
• A Labour MP urged the school to prominently display the Union Jack on its premises to affirm national heritage.
• Teachers originally told Wright that only non-British cultures could be showcased at Diversity Day, prompting her removal when she highlighted her own heritage.
• Observers say the case underscores tensions between inclusivity policies and recognition of majority cultural expression in UK education.