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The EU flag will no longer be flown at the Scottish Parliament after Brexit .

Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh has written to MSPs to explain the move, which will see the flag taken down after 11pm on January 31, when the UK officially leaves the European Union .

The decision was made on Thursday by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB), which rules on the running of the Parliament. It is made up of a representative from each party in Holyrood and is chaired by Macintosh.

In his letter, the Presiding Officer said: "I am writing to inform you that following the UK's decision to leave the EU, the SPCB agreed at its meeting this morning that from 11pm on 31 January, the Scottish Parliament will no longer fly the EU flag on a daily basis."

The SPCB also decided the flag of the Council of Europe will fly on Europe Day, which this year will fall on May 9.

The letter added: "The SPCB decided that on Europe Day we shall fly the Council of Europe flag as a mark of our continued ties with that body and that our flag-flying policy should be amended to reflect these decisions."