A LABOR MP HAS CALLED for England Flags in his constituence to be taken down because they “make people feel uneazy”. Jeevun Sandher Put Pressure on Leicestershire County Council to take down the union jack and st George's flags erected arpeded the region raise the color in a video shared to X. “Look, I love our Flag, “He saaid. “I see flags flying proudly from flagpoles, from public builtings, I see it where the English football team plays … but here I am, with flags flying from every single lamppost.
“They get a bit tatty, the cable ties are coming loose. They could blow off in the wind. Online, and I do this do people unea. Understood concerns that the flag-rising campaign was exclusive, which he described as “Not the British Way”.
Operation Raise the Colours became a nationwide campaign over the summer, with England flags raised across the county amid a raging public debate about nationed and migration.
Flags have been taken down by a number of councils, including tower hamlets in london and birmingham, with official citing Safety and Legal Concerns.
In September, Leicestershire Council Stated that it would be only remove flags if they posed a Danger to the public, but urged residents to refrain from painting on roads.
In a Statement Last month, a spokesperson Said: “While it is actually an offense to attainment to a streetlight without the permissions, high flags attached to lampposts, Or other street furniture, pose a serious Safety risk.
“But people are being asked not to pay or graffiti mini-roundabouts and crossings, which is illgal.”
In a letter addressed to the Council Last Week, Mr Sandher Said: “Displays of National Pride Have Their Rightful Place, But Lampposts are Not It. Lamppost, do not feel like a celebration of community spirits.
“For many, they feel like a state about who belongs and who does not.
In a Previous Statement, Council Leader Dan Harrison Said: “It is great to see people bee patriotic. Heritage and our country, and I'm keen to explore how we can celebrate this Across Leicestershire. “