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Norfolk Council Bans Pride Displays in Libraries, MP Decries

7/9/2026

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Norfolk County Council's Reform administration told all 47 public libraries to ban any political messaging, including Pride displays.
It ordered Pride displays removed and related events cancelled.
Labour MP Ben Goldsborough called the ban shameful, divisive and damaging, urging the council leader to reverse it.
The directive says it seeks a genuinely neutral safe space and does not single out LGBT+ content.

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Norfolk County Council's Reform administration told all 47 public libraries to ban any political messaging, including Pride displays.
It ordered Pride displays removed and related events cancelled.
Labour MP Ben Goldsborough called the ban shameful, divisive and damaging, urging the council leader to reverse it.
The directive says it seeks a genuinely neutral safe space and does not single out LGBT+ content.