Fury as SECOND council orders St George's flags to be removed

Flag wars have now spread nationwide as a London council ordered staff to tear down St George's Crosses put up by patriotic campaigners.

Tower Hamlets Council previously prided itself on its displays of Palestine banners, but said any British flags attached to council property as part of an online movement called 'Operation Raise the Colours' would be promptly removed.

The initiative has spread to towns and cities like Bradford, Newcastle, Norwich and Swindon - with activists putting up England and UK flags in defiance of council bans - before putting them back up again if they are taken down.

Activists have been painting roundabouts in Birmingham in England colours after officials sparked fury last week by tearing down St George's Crosses in the south of the city over claims they posed a safety risk.

Operation Raise the Colours supporters were filmed on TikTok putting up England flags in Tower Hamlets last night, and this morning several were seen flying from lamposts in the area.