Birmingham Council Seeks Injunction to Stop Anti-Migrant Group Flying Flags

Birmingham seeks injunction to stop anti-migrant group erecting flags on infrastructure

City residents had accused council of giving ‘free rein’ to campaign promoting England flags Birmingham city council is seeking an injunction to stop members of an anti-migrant group from erecting flags, including union jack and St George’s flags, on public infrastructure across the city. A nationwide campaign to give prominence to the England flag, which resulted in thousands of St George’s crosses being flown from lamp-posts, roundabouts and other public infrastructure, is believed to have...

By Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent