Reform clarifies council flag coverage over Lancashire crimson rose row

Reform UK has been pressured to elucidate that it could proceed to fly county requirements from council structures after a row over the flying of Lancashire’s crimson rose flag.

Reform chairman Zia Yusuf had previous introduced that “Reform-controlled English councils will move at speed to resolve that the only flags permitted to be flown on or in its buildings will be the Union Jack and St George’s flag”.

In reaction, Labour MP for Blackpool South, Chris Webb, mentioned Reform was once off to “a great start” by means of “banning” the Lancashire rose. As of Friday, Reform controls Lancashire County Council.

A Reform spokesman later mentioned: “Reform UK will proudly fly the Union Jack, St George’s flag and county flags.”

“Unlike the Tories and Labour, we are proud of our country and history,” they added.

Lancashire County Council advised the BBC the crimson rose flag would proceed to be flown outdoor its structures.

Reform took regulate of 10 native government in England eventually week’s native elections, together with Lancashire, Durham and Staffordshire.

Other Labour and Conservative MPs had additionally criticised the concept county flags would no longer be allowed to fly.

Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, Dr Luke Evans, requested whether or not it supposed “Leicestershire County Council would not be able to fly the Leicestershire county flag”.

The Tories misplaced regulate of Leicestershire County Council, with Reform now the biggest celebration however falling wanting an general majority.

Meanwhile, Labour MP Mike Tapp accused Reform of banning the Ukrainian flag from being flown, and known as at the celebration to opposite the verdict.