Tower Hamlets Council Accused of Breaking Law by Not Removing Palestinian Flags and Stickers

Published on January 8, 2024

A London council has been accused of breaching planning laws by refusing to remove Palestinian flags and “inflammatory” posters and stickers from lampposts in the borough. UK Lawyers For Israel (UKLFI), a charitable trust, has written to the Metropolitan Police accusing Tower Hamlets Council in east London of breaching planning laws, which require local authorities to remove offensive stickers and flags. Several Jewish residents of the borough complained to the National Jewish Assembly, which raised the matter with the UKLFI, which has written to the Met, pointing out that under section 224(4)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act, the owner of the land commits a criminal offence if they do not “take all reasonable steps” to remove offensive flags, posters or stickers....

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