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Nottinghamshire Pays £75k for Union Flags, No Sponsors

7/4/2026

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Nottinghamshire Council approved union flags on 180 lamp-posts and must fund the £75,000 cost after no sponsors were found.
MP Lee Anderson claimed businesses would sponsor the scheme and generate profit, though officials later confirmed no sponsorship materialized.
Daisy Cooper said the council misused taxpayer money, likening it to a Trumpian playbook, and noted council faced criticism for banning journalists and ending displays, prompting a rebuke from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Nottinghamshire Council approved union flags on 180 lamp-posts and must fund the £75,000 cost after no sponsors were found.
MP Lee Anderson claimed businesses would sponsor the scheme and generate profit, though officials later confirmed no sponsorship materialized.
Daisy Cooper said the council misused taxpayer money, likening it to a Trumpian playbook, and noted council faced criticism for banning journalists and ending displays, prompting a rebuke from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.