A dispute has erupted at Reform-controlled Havering Council after Pride and Trans Pride flags are reported to have been attached to unused flagpoles outside the council’s town hall. According to coverage of the incident, the flags were placed on 25 June in response to the council’s decision not to fly Pride flags during Pride Month. Reform councillor and council leader Keith Prince condemns the action, saying protesters “abused our flagpoles.” He posted a video on 25 June to X, and subsequent reporting states the flags had been taken down. The councillor says the poles are “once again abuse-free.” The reports describe the episode as fresh contention involving the council’s approach to Pride Month and the public display of Pride-related messages. The accounts focus on the council leader’s criticism and the reported removal of the flags, with no additional detail provided across the sources about arrests, investigations, or official responses beyond the council leader’s comments.