9 h. ago London council bans Union flags and brands those behind campaign 'far

London council bans Union flags and brands those behind campaign 'far-right extremists'  Daily Express

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3 d. ago London council to consider branding 'Operation Raise the Colours' flag

London council to consider branding 'Operation Raise the Colours' flag-hoisters 'far-right extremists'  GB News

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2 w. ago St George’s flag campaigners are branded ‘nonces’ by Labour council leader

Jeremy Newmark, the Labour leader of Hertsmere borough council, made the outburst during a council meeting last week in which he branded Operation Raise the Colours organisers as nonces

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2 w. ago Labour council leader facing calls to resign after calling St George's flag campaigners 'nonces'

Jeremy Newmark, the leader of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, also described supporters of the Operation Raise the Colours movement as ‘criminals’ and ‘extremists’

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2 w. ago Moment Labour council leader calls St George flag campaigners 'a bunch of criminals and nonces'

Ex-parliamentary candidate Jeremy Newmark spoke out over a movement known as Operation Raise The Colours - to gasps from Hertfordshire councillors.

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2 w. ago Police launch probe after St George's Cross is painted on giant GOOSE mascot as move is dubbed 'a step too far'

Two-metre tall Goosey the Goose, the centrepiece of Nottingham's annual Goose Fair, was daubed with red paint in what seemed to be the latest protest in 'Operation Raise the Colours'.

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2 w. ago British artists reclaim St George’s flag with a message of inclusivity

In Manchester and beyond creative responses to the unwelcome message of ‘raise the colours’ are appearing‘Scary’ and ‘I loved it’: the ‘unite the kingdom’ marchArtists in Britain have customised St George’s flags with messages celebrating diversity, in response to a campaign in which national banners have been flown from lamp-posts, outside homes and painted on roundabouts.While for many, flying the flag is a genuine expression of national pride, some flags have been graffitied on businesses and places of worship belonging to minority ethnic Britons, in some cases with slurs, after the launch of the operation “raise the colours”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Historic white horse landmark is altered so it features a St George's Cross as 'Operation Raise the Colours' continues across the UK

The famous Westbury White Horse, which has been carved into Wiltshire hillside for 350 years, has had two lengths of red fabric pinned to it in a statement which apes the recent flag-flying trend.

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