Britain's ongoing flag row has sparked a fiery clash on GB News, as commentator Nigel Nelson argued that the patriotic display could be perceived as "divisive".
Debating the campaign by Britons on GB News, Dr Renee Hoenderkamp shut down Mr Nelson's remarks, stating that it is "our national flag" and "our identity".
As campaigners across the nation display flags of St George and the Union Jack, others have been spotted tearing down the flags.
Three women in North Yorkshire were filmed tearing down and jumping on a St George's flag tied to a lamp post.
Nigel Nelson and Dr Renee Hoenderkamp clashed over Britain's patriotic flag campaign
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Hitting out at the act of the three women in North Yorkshire, Dr Hoenderkamp fumed: "What it actually demonstrates is we have no identity in this country for our young people and some of our older people to buy into.
"And when you lose that identity, you get this fractured society that we are now seeing where nobody's allowed to rally around and say, this is British.
"And then what it does is when we have mass migration, it doesn't allow the migrants to buy into anything, because nobody knows what it is. I'm embarrassed for those girls stamping on the flag and pulling it down.
"I don't think they really thought about it, and I think what it does is it allows mass migration with no integration because there's nothing for them to integrate into."
Disagreeing with Dr Hoenderkamp, Mr Nelson argued that the patriotic act of displaying the flags is "silly", and could be seen as "provocative and divisive".
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Three individuals in North Yorkshire were spotted tearing down and jumping on a flag of St George
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Mr Nelson explained: "I woke up to a street full of lamp posts covered in St George's flags. I'm not bothered, but I think the whole thing is a bit silly, I think it's a fad. I think people will get get fed up very quickly about going up lampposts to put the flags there.
"As far as these women are concerned, they have as much right to pull it down as the people do to put it up, and it could be argued that it's provocative and divisive."
Hitting back at Mr Nelson, Dr Hoenderkamp stated: "The flag is our national flag, our flag should mean identity, our flag should mean being English.
"Nigel, it's people like you that have allowed this approach to our national heritage, to our national pride. The fact that we have no national pride is the problem.
"You have pushed us too far, you people on the left, so people are saying 'no, enough, we are proud to be British'. If you want to come here, be proud to be British, if you don't, don't come here."
The GB News panel debated the flags being put up across the country
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Questioning the motive of the flags being put up by Britons, Mr Nelson told the GB News panel: "I'm getting at the actual motive behind it.
"The idea that it's purely a patriotic gesture, it's love of the country, that doesn't feel right given the current circumstances. I'm not suggesting that it's far right, I'm saying that they are being provocative by doing it."
In complete disagreement, host Bev Turner interjected: "I'd say they've been provoked into doing it. I really hope that Sir Keir Starmer and his Government are actually contemplating what is motivating people to assert their national identity in this way, as opposed to saying 'they are trying to provoke something'."
Asked by Dr Hoenderkamp if he is "proud to be British", Mr Nelson concluded: "This idea about being proud to be British... I'm pleased to be British.
"I'm not proud to be British because I had no hand in the fact I am British. I'm proud of working for GB News, but I actually do something here."