Rotherham council accused of ignoring ‘flag terror’ with £500 grants for St George’s and union flags

Labour council says flags must not be surrendered' to far right but there are concerns in town hit by racial tension

A Labour council has been accused of embracing flag terror" after offering 500 grants to groups to erect union jack and St George's flags in a town previously rocked by racial tension.

The leaders of Rotherham council, in South Yorkshire, said they wanted the flags to be a symbol of unity" and did not want to surrender them to extremist or far-right groups".