A row has broken out over Reform UK’s plans to limit the type of flags flown over Lancashire County Council’s headquarters.

The authority’s ruling group voted to launch a cabinet-led review of the symbols that can be raised at County Hall in Preston.

However, the party has already nailed its preferences to the mast, claiming that the proposed changes are designed to unify all Lancastrians under the banners of Lancashire and the UK – regardless of other aspects of their identity.

But opposition groups noted that the Pride flag, representing the LGBT community, would be the principal casualty of the rethink – and accused Reform of engaging in a culture war.

Reform UK votes for cabinet-led review of flags that can be flown at County Hall, blogpreston.co.uk