Overview

• Council crews began taking down hundreds of St George’s and Union flags from lampposts, bridges and walls across Derby on Monday.
• Derby City Council says it is acting under statutory duties to keep public spaces safe and to ready infrastructure for upcoming commemorations.
• Removed items will be stored at the Council House, and residents are encouraged to fly flags on private property or seek official flagpoles through ward councillors.
• Activists known as the Flag Men of Derby say they installed about 300 flags in the Allenton area, plan a 6 October protest, and intend to report removals as theft.
• Police are investigating a reported verbal threat to councillor Sara Chambers, as the dispute ties into the wider Operation Raise the Colours campaign and similar removals in other towns.