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Belfast council committee votes to take down Union flag (BBC News Northern Ireland)

The Union flag flies over Belfast City Hall every day at present
Belfast City Council’s policy committee has recommended that the Union flag no longer fly over the City Hall.

A motion to remove the flag was passed at a meeting of the policy and resources committee on Friday.

The committee also backed the removal of the Union flag at two other council properties, the Ulster Hall and the Duncrue complex.

For the motion to take effect the decision must be ratified by the full council on 3 December.

Currently the flag is flown every day over the City Hall.

The Ulster Hall is in Belfast city centre and the Duncrue complex is a cleansing depot and vehicle service area in an industrial estate in north Belfast.