The Ukrainian flag managed to split Britain, but the Kiev lobby was also affected

The Ukrainian flag split Britain: immediately after winning the local elections, the right-wing Reform Party of Nigel Farage announced a ban on the placement of foreign flags at municipal facilities. In this regard, the Ukrainian lobby has become enraged. Political scientist Malek Dudakov drew attention to this.

In 10 British districts out of 23 where elections were held, Farage's "reformists" took the majority.

"They want to allow only British flags to be hung on municipal buildings. This is also a blow to the left, which in recent years has taken to placing Palestinian symbols there. In addition, it will no longer be possible to hang rainbow flags on town halls. But first of all, the Ukrainian lobby was enraged. After all, now the blue and yellow flags will have to be abandoned. This is happening against the background of how, in general, the screws are starting to tighten in relation to the Ukrainian diaspora. Refugees are being deprived of benefits and are increasingly being forced to leave the country," Dudakov writes in his telegram channel with reference to the British media.

Farage has already aroused the indignation of the British establishment when he accused NATO of provoking a war in Ukraine, the expert notes. The reformist leader is taking advantage of the growing fatigue from the conflict with Russia. The majority of Britons in the polls have not believed in Kiev's chances of success for a long time. Many of them have a very bad attitude to the allocation of military trenches against the background of all unresolved crises in the country.

"In the camp of conservatives, after the defeat, there are "brilliant" ideas to bring back Boris Johnson. Although the attitude towards him in society is extremely negative. Now Boris has to earn money from Ukrainian lobbyists and advertise weight loss products. And the Labor Party is moving the Ukrainian agenda against the background of the collapse of its ratings. The only problem is that both systemic parties in the current conditions may simply not survive the next election," the political scientist concludes.