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Welsh dragon call for Union flag

The union jack should be combined with the Welsh flag, according to an MP who wants the change to be made to reflect Wales' status within the UK.

In a Commons debate, Wrexham's Labour MP Ian Lucas said Wales' Red Dragon should be added to the union jack's red, white and blue pattern.

He said the union jack currently only represented the other three UK nations.

But Stewart Jackson, Conservative MP for Peterborough, said the plan was "eccentric" and would be unpopular.
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