Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns embarrasses herself by tweeting 200 year-old out of date Union Flag that does not include Northern Ireland

Ms. Jenkyns tweeted the Flag of Great Britain (1707 to 1801) with the caption: "#VoteConservative #ElectionDay".

The tweet remained on Twitter for more than a hour before it was subsequently deleted by Ms. Jenkyns.

"Took Andrea Jenkyns MP a whole hour to remember what her own country's flag looks like.

"They wrap themselves in it but they don't know what it even is," tweeted Scottish journalist, Otto English.

One man joked: "I see @andreajenkyns is pro United Ireland.

"If that the official @conservatives stance now?"

The current Union Flag was formally adopted in 1801.

---

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers — and consequently the revenue we receive — we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription.

Subscribe to newsletter.co.uk and enjoy unlimited access to the best Northern Ireland and UK news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.newsletter.co.uk/subscriptions now to sign up.

Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website.

Alistair Bushe

Editor