Britons could be jailed or fined for attaching St George flags to publicly owned lamp-posts and railings under new council proposals.

Bristol City Council, which has already spent roughly £50,000 stripping flags from infrastructure across the city, is now exploring whether to seek a High Court injunction.

The idea is modelled on Oxfordshire County Council, which secured a ban on flags on public furniture and has inspired the legal crackdown on flag flying.

Birmingham City Council, one of the authorities revealed to have spent thousands of pounds responding to hoisted St George's flags in a GB News investigation, has also sought a High Court interim injunction, with court filings suggesting it could spend up to £2.6million.

If such an order is granted, anyone who defies it could face imprisonment, financial penalties, or the seizure of their assets.

Liberal Democrat councillor Stephen Williams described the situation as a frustrating cycle of removal and replacement.

He said: "Unfortunately we're in a situation where our highways contractors have taken down hundreds of flags, they pretty soon go up again, so we're in a cat-and-mouse situation.

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