Birmingham City Council is set to spend £2.6 million removing British flags from the streets despite being bankrupt and the most indebted local authority in the country. The Telegraph has the story.

Birmingham City Council said removing British flags lining the streets would cost £2.6 million, court documents reveal.

The bankrupt council – run by a coalition of Liberal Democrats, Greens and independents – said removal works would cost the equivalent of £132 per flag.

St George’s and Union Jack flags have been plastered across Britain since last year as part of Operation Raise the Colours, a movement in favour of promoting national pride.

Around 20,000 flags were installed on lamp posts across Birmingham, which will cost approximately £2.6 million to remove, according to documents submitted to the High Court.

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