Churchill, Shakespeare and the UK flag all under siege in modern Britain, commentators say

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. In a Fox News Digital exclusive interview, British right-wing Reform UK opposition party leader Nigel Farage says the relationship between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Kier Starmer is "gone." Over a century ago, Britain was seen as the place to be. It pioneered science, including medicine. It built industries such as railroads, major bridges and created a strong middle class. And despite what some would say, it was the only major empire that abolished slavery and policed the oceans, at its own considerable expense, to make sure other countries didn’t enslave people. And it had the largest Navy in the world. Now, many say, that all seems like a distant memory. The latest controversy involves images or statues of some of the United Kingdom’s most lauded people. The face of Winston Churchill, the British prime minister during WWII, is being