Banning Ukraine and Pride flags at council HQ one of Reform's first priorities

DIRECTIVE FROM NEW MAJORITY SAYS ONLY ST GEORGE AND UNION FLAGS CAN BE FLOWN

- By EDDIE BISKNELL

BANNING the Ukrainian flag from being flown at the Derbyshire County Council headquarters will be among the very first priorities for the new Reform leadership, it has been confirmed.

This follows a directive from Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's national party chairman this week, saying that Reform-controlled English councils - including Derbyshire - will only fly either the Union or the St George's flag.

This includes flags on "flag-poles, balconies, reception desks or council chamber walls". A Reform representative has confirmed to the Local Democracy Reporting Service that this directive has been passed to the Derbyshire Reform group, which now controls the council with 42 councillors.

They confirmed that the flag changes will be among the very first things carried out by the group following the first full council meeting on Wednesday, May 21. The representative clarified that the Derbyshire shire flag can still be flown, along with other "common sense" exceptions for royal visits or armed forces events - but no others.