St George’s flags were set to stay on the lampposts in Worcestershire after the Reform-run county council said it had no plans to remove them. The news comes after the neighbouring Birmingham Council, which is Labour-run, removed the flags due to safety concerns. The move in Birmingham prompted national criticism from Reform UK, and Worcestershire County Council, a minority administration, also adopted that stance.
The council’s cabinet member for highways, Karl Perks, told the BBC: “There are many ways that people can show their pride by flying the St George’s flag – in your own front and back gardens, on your cars, in your windows and on community buildings where agreed by the whole community. Climbing up lampposts and attaching flags to them may not be the best thing to do, mostly because it’s dangerous and could cause damage. There are no specific plans to remove the flags.”
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