Party had justified plan to hang flags in Nottinghamshire on basis that local businesses would foot £75,000 bill
A £75,000 scheme by a Reform-led council to hang union flags at sites across the county, which the party said would “not cost the taxpayer a single penny” as it would be sponsored by local businesses, has failed to attract a single sponsor, it has emerged.
The plan to attach the flags to brackets on about 180 lamp-posts and other places was agreed in the autumn by Nottinghamshire’s council, won by Nigel Farage’s party in last year’s May elections.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent.
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