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Furious backlash over plan to remove Ukraine flag
Isle of Thanet Gazette
|May 16, 2025
THE new leader of Kent County Council has sparked a furious backlash over plans to remove the Ukraine flag from the chamber.
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Linden Kemkaran made the pledge after she was voted into her new post last Thursday.
It prompted a wave of protest and condemnation from residents, fellow councillors and Ukrainians living here.
Defeated Conservative leader Roger Gough signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pledging solidarity, friendship and cooperation, while in the Chernihiv region in November.
Last Thursday, as Mrs Kemkaran gave interviews to the media, she said: "We are here to represent the people of Kent. This is Kent County Council. A foreign war being fought thousands of miles away is simply a distraction."
She paid tribute to the Ukrainian people, saying they are "amazing" and have made a contribution to British society, but added "a flag doesn’t change any of that".
Her Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made it plain he wants only the Union flag and county standard flying above town halls his party is in control of.
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