Ukrainian denies being consulted by Essex council about flag removal

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The President of a Ukrainian society in Essex has denied being consulted by the county council about removing its flag from their headquarters.Vladyslav Shuliar, who leads the Ukrainian society based at the University of Essex, said "nobody reached out to me personally" before the flag was taken down, despite the council's incoming deputy leader, Russell Quirk, insisting he had given his backing to the decision.The Ukrainian flag had flown outside County Hall in Chelmsford since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, but was replaced by a second Union flag on Friday after Reform UK took control of the local authority following May's local elections.Reform UK has pledged to fly only Union, national, county or armed forces flags outside its buildings.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Quirk said on Monday the president of the Ukranian society had been consulted and supported the decision.He told the BBC the Ukrainian community "agrees wholeheartedly" that County Hall "should be...

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