A member of the Reform UK cabinet that runs Warwickshire County Council has had his request to fly an 'I love Jesus' flag from Shire Hall on Christmas Day turned down.

Portfolio holder for fire and rescue and community safety Cllr Dale Bridgewater, a practicing Christian, revealed he had submitted the idea to council chair Cllr Ed Harris, the man who decides what is raised from the three flag poles outside county headquarters.

Cllr Harris was handed the discretion through a new policy enacted in response to a public storm over which flags should be put up outside civic buildings.

Leader Cllr George Finch got into a public dispute with chief executive Monica Fogarty when she refused to take down the Progress Pride flag before the end June – Pride month.

That led to the formalisation of

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