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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Jenny Garnsworthy

Police investigating threats over council’s flag removal plans

A view of the 14m-tall Brownhills Miner statue, which has been draped in a Union flag, in Walsall, Staffordshire (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

Police have begun an investigation after claims that a city councillor was threatened with rape, following an announcement that the council would begin removing Union and St George’s flags from public spaces.

Derby City councillor Sarah Chambers said she had received a rape threat after announcing the plans last week.

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