A Midland man said he was threatened after he tried to stop a St George's Cross flag being put up outside his home.

The man, who used the name 'Bob' to protect his identity during an interview with BBC WM today, said he did not want the flag displayed as he felt it had negative connotations.

England flags have been painted on roundabouts and buildings up and down the country and flags hung from lamppost in a movement thought to have begun in south Birmingham.

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Bob said he believed the flag had been hijacked by right-wing politicians and he did not want it near his home.

After being threatened over the incident in Stourbridge he

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