MP for Harrow East Bob Blackman told MailOnline the situation at Pimlico Academy was 'bizarre and ridiculous', adding: 'It is totally unacceptable to have a position whereby the flag of our country is not allowed to fly above public buildings.' Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, said: 'At a time when we are trying our very best to bring the country together after the problems with Brexit and coming out of the pandemic, it is very sad to see that this school feels it appropriate not to support the Union flag.' Pimlico Academy has been at the centre of a mutiny by students and teachers alike this week over new head teacher Daniel Smith's 'back to basics' regime overseen by the school's parent academy chain, which is chaired by the Conservative peer Lord Nash, 72.