Warwickshire County Council's LGBTQ+ staff group has warned of the "deeply unsettling" effect of not guaranteeing that the Pride flag will be flown at Shire Hall.

A letter penned by Angela Dunne, chair of Warwickshire County Council's LGBTQ+ staff network, requested that Reform UK's new flag policy be amended to reinstate the Progress Pride flag to the staple schedule for the duration of June – Pride month.

It has been flown for a number of years with the council's chief executive Monica Fogarty having had delegated authority to decide what flew at the front of the building.

However, new leader Cllr George Finch asked for the Progress Pride flag to be taken down before the end of June this year. Ms Fogarty refused, sparking a public spat that saw the council's most senior member of staf

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