Having the UK’s flag in shot has become an easy way for many in the UK government to tell us how patriotic and professional they are
No one can quite agree who got there first, although Nadhim Zahawi is cited as an early and consistent adopter. But one thing is certain: for a UK government minister in the age of Covid, the current must-have media accessory is a union flag.
Zahawi, the vaccines minister, is always seen during TV interviews with a large union flag hung just behind his left shoulder, the tasteful curtained backdrop adding to a near-ambassadorial – some might even say presidential – ambience.
