'Disgusting!' Moment pub turns away punters for wearing an England flag

Punters were turned away from a pub in Birmingham for wearing England flags. The crowd tried to enter the Manor Farm pub before being rejected by security on the door.

It comes as St George's flags continue to appear across the UK as Operation Raise the Colours sweeps cities, towns and villages. While those erecting them claim they are motivated by patriotism, others feel the flags are provocative at a time when tensions are high over immigration. The flags have caused clashes which have at times escalated into violence.

As reported by the Daily Mail, a group of pub-goers in Birmingham were prevented from entering the premises for sporting St George's flags. Footage shared on YouTube shows a security member telling a man he cannot drink at the boozer due to a "simple rule by management".

The person recording is then told he must take off the flag if he wants to be served, before he asks what would happen if he wore an England football shirt or a Palestinian flag. The situation then escalates and the staff member threatens to call the police.

By this point, a small crowd has gathered at the door of the pub and one of the staff steps towards the man. He warns the guard not to touch him before a second employee demands he stops filming.

After the security guard moves closer to the group, the filmer calls the senior staff member a "leftie s***bag." He added: "It's your own country. You don't even like your own flag. You're vile.

"You're disgusting, love. You should be ashamed of yourself. Bye, you little leftie soft t**t."

The man then moved back to the pub car park and urged people on YouTube to "boycott the pub". The security staff remained near the front garden of the boozer while the senior member goes back into the pub.

It comes after a woman was denied entry to a Wetherspoon pub in Nottinghamshire for wearing a Union Flag dress last month. The incident took place as people gathered in Sutton-in-Ashfield to protest amid claims from Lee Anderson MP that an asylum seeker had been charged with rape.

Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon told The Express: "Pub managers have a duty under the licensing laws, and as a matter of common sense, to judge every situation on its particular circumstances.

"In this case, the pub manager felt that it was important not to increase tensions. Therefore, on this occasion the manager asked customers not to enter with flags or any placards."