M&S ditches Union Jack bags in Northern Ireland after backlash from Republicans
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Marks and Spencer has stopped selling Union Jack flags in Northern Ireland after backlash from Republican shoppers who described using them as "humiliating".Paper carrier bags featuring a Union Jack made of fruit went on sale at a branch in Lisburn, near Belfast, earlier this month.M&S has now stopped selling the bags.
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saying they had "mistakenly" sent the bags to the store and used when the usual stock of Northern Irish bags ran out.Shoppers told Irish website Sunday World they were not comfortable using the bags, adding that M&S knew this and "that's why they have different bags for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland".
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Union flag bag is normally only available in England, with branches in Scotland and Wales having bags featuring their respective flags.The unnamed woman said she would not want to be seen using the bag, saying it "wouldn't go down well".Another shopper described being forced to use the Union Jack flag as "triggering".The mother...
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