An Essex councillor says she stands by her remarks of not wanting 'sex flags' in her High Street.
A council says it is looking into several code of conduct issues after social media comments by one of its Tory members about LGBTQ+ Pride flags.
Ms Kilmartin told the BBC she stood by her comments but said "if shop owners want to put up flags, they can".Image caption,The local politician wrote on a public community group on Wednesday in response to a post from a man who had bought Pride flags for Witham businesses to feature in their shop windows.
Ms Kilmartin wrote: "I don't want pride sex flags along my High Street. I don't even want heterosexual flags along my High Street.Ms Kilmartin reiterated her stance in a second comment.A council spokeswoman said the local authority was aware of the messages and added: "There are a number of separate code of conduct issues that we're also looking into."Ms Kilmartin is also a member of Witham Town Council where she served as mayor in 2021-22.
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