'Deeply unsettling' | Warwickshire Council LGBTQ+ employee group slams Pride flag policy

An LGBTQ+ staff resource group at Warwickshire County Council has criticised a decision to remove the Progress Pride flag from outside its headquarters.

The Pride flag was taken down from the outside of Shire Hall, Warwick, after a row between CEO Monica Fogarty and the council’s newly appointed leader, Councillor George Finch of Reform UK, who wanted the flag removed.

The chair of Warwickshire County Council’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group (ERG) warned that the new flag policy could be “deeply unsettling” for staff if it is not amended to guarantee its reinstatement during June’s Pride Month.

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The disagreement over the Pride flag comes amid a new policy at the authority, which states that the UK, England, and the Warwickshire County flags will be flown outside Shire Hall.