Oxfordshire council seeks injunction over flags tied to lamp-posts across county

Council says it has so far spent £15,000 removing flags put up under campaign linked to anti-immigration protests

Oxfordshire county council is seeking an injunction against the Raise the Colours campaign group after England flags were tied to lamp-posts across the county.

The campaign has been putting up flags across the country since August last year, and there is a particular proliferation of them in and around Oxford. Though the campaign has said it is motivated by pride and patriotism, the flag raising has been linked to anti-immigration protests.