Europe

Birmingham seeks injunction to stop anti-migrantgroup erecting flags on infrastructure

City residents had accused council of giving ‘free rein’ to campaign promoting England flags

This story summarizes reporting from The Guardian. Read the original for full context. Wire items stay in our news sitemap for seven days. Editorial policy.

Read full story on The Guardian →

Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent27 Aug 2026, 11:31 amUpdated 1d ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom — Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent

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 started last summer in Birmingham.

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.

This report is published with credit to The Guardian. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on The Guardian →

Source: The Guardian · Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent. Published 27 Aug 2026, 11:31 am.

Next news → Israel army carries out rare West Bank air…Browse more stories

Keep reading

Most relevant

Israel army carries out rare West Bank air strike, killing 'three terrorists'

Israel's military said it carried out an air strike in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.

Read on France 24 →

Editor’s choice

🔴Nepal-Tibet floods live: Death toll passes 580, nearly 2,500 people missing

Read on France 24 →

Also developing

Russia losing 6,000 more troops than it can recruit each month in Ukraine, says west

Moscow recruiting an estimated 1,000 people a day, but officials say it cannot keep up with its level of casualties

Read on The Guardian →

Back to the desk

info@ebenezerdigital.com +91 98944 96560 WhatsApp