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Havering Council Bans Pride Flag, Residents Organize Alternatives

6/5/2026

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Council leader Keith Prince announced the cancellation of Havering’s June Pride flag raising.
The move follows Reform UK guidance limiting council flags to the Union flag or St George’s Cross.
Resident Carrie Kendall said the removal makes Havering feel no longer like home and deprives LGBTQ people of visibility.
Local groups, including the Havering Aligned Residents Association, Labour, trade unions and charities, organized alternative Pride events despite the ban.

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Council leader Keith Prince announced the cancellation of Havering’s June Pride flag raising.
The move follows Reform UK guidance limiting council flags to the Union flag or St George’s Cross.
Resident Carrie Kendall said the removal makes Havering feel no longer like home and deprives LGBTQ people of visibility.
Local groups, including the Havering Aligned Residents Association, Labour, trade unions and charities, organized alternative Pride events despite the ban.