Labour has been accused of leading a “Marxist revolution at the heart of Government” after Whitehall is believed to be conducting a woke rebrand.
Instead of emblazoning the traditional “HMG” for “His Majesty’s Government”, on the official logo, top Tory Alex Burghart told GB News the new rebrand simply reads “UK Government”, dropping any reference to the King.
Speaking to GB News’s Political Editor Christopher Hope outside Parliament, Mr Burghart ripped into the revamp, saying the move was “classic Labour”.
When Sir Keir Starmer and MPs moved into Whitehall, the party received an avalanche of criticism after portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh were removed from No10, as well as ones of William Ewart Gladstone and Margaret Thatcher.
Last May, then-home secretary Yvette Cooper oversaw the removal of a portrait of Elizabeth II from the Home Office.
Meanwhile, David Lammy, while foreign secretary, axed a portrait of Her Majesty from the walls of his department before becoming Deputy Prime Minister, swapping the Queen out for pan-African flags.
Now, in response to a Written Parliamentary Question tabled by shadow cabinet minister, Mike Wood, references to “His Majesty” no longer applied across Labour’s communications.
The Tories have hit out at the move, arguing it was a poor indictment of Labour’s treatment of British tradition and the nation’s history,
Mr Burghart accused Labour of being ’embarrassed of our country’
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“Look, there’s a Marxist revolution going on in the heart of government,” Mr Burghart told Christopher.
“Steady on,” the editor laughed in response.
“This is absolutely classic Labour… When they were last in power, you’ll remember they stopped putting the Queen’s name on things.
“They took the portraits of the Queen down from the Government departments. This is absolutely textbook of what you’d expect from a dangerous left-wing Government.
Alex Burghart ripped into the rebrand
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Asked if he believes His Majesty is being snubbed, Mr Burghart nodded: “They have absolutely downgraded His Majesty, which I think is, quite frankly, insulting. Off with their heads!”
He further argued Labour has traditionally enjoyed to “tread heavily on tradition”, with Labour Governments often overseeing radical restructuring.
Sir Tony Blair, along with his 416 majority in the Commons, passed the Constitutional Reform Act back in 2005, which led to the dissolution of Law Lords in the chamber and the creation of the Supreme Court in 2009.
His 1997 Government further divvied up power between Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, establishing their respective parliaments and assemblies.
Discussing Labour’s tendency to challenge tradition, Mr Burghart said: “I think there is definitely a strain within the Labour Party that is embarrassed about our history, that is embarrassed about our country.
“It’s the same part of the Labour Party that wants to give away the Chagos Islands and pay £35billion for the pleasure of doing so.
“The truth is that they’re not really at ease with the great past that this country has,” the Shadow Minister added.
Cabinet minister Nick Thomas-Symonds announced a decision had been made to adopt “UK Government” for the primary identity of all public-facing communications.
A Cabinet Office spokesman said: “To provide clarity for the public, communications teams are advised to use “UK Government” rather than departmental names and logos for announcements.
“This does not affect the use of ‘His Majesty’s Government’, which continues on relevant official communications and records.”