Brighton mural of Churchill in suspenders given reprieve

Council was set to paint over it because of wartime PM's V-sign rather than his lingerie

A rainbow mural of seven Winston Churchills wearing stockings and suspenders which prompted a complaint from the local council because of the wartime prime minister's trademark V-sign is to be allowed to remain in place.

The artwork, which appeared on the wall of the Sandpiper guest house on one of Brighton's busiest streets, was the subject of a council complaint over Churchill's two-fingered victory sign, which he used throughout the 1939-45 war.