Reform UK to ban Pride flags being flown from council buildings it controls

Right wing political party Reform UK are set to ban councils from flying Pride flags, allowing only the union jack, St George’s flag and county flags on council buildings.

The flag, which is used to demonstrate allyship with the LGBTQ+ community, will be banned alongside the flying of the Ukraine flag, which has been flown since Russia’s invasion of the country in 2022 to show solidarity.

Chairman for Reform Zia Yusuf said, “No other flags will be permitted to be flown on its flagpoles, balconies, reception desks or council chamber walls” (via The Independent).

Reform, which is led by Nigel Farage, currently controls 10 councils across England – Durham, Kent, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Doncaster, North Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire and Lincolshire.

The announcement comes shortly after

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