Sheffield City Council’s leader participated in a Palestinian flag raising ceremony in front of City Hall a few hours after the Sheffield City solicitor said there was no plan to raise a Palestinian flag.
On 4 September 2019, Sheffield City Council voted on a motion, entitled “Recognising Palestine as a Full State”. Immediately prior to this a Palestinian flag was raised in front of Sheffield Town Hall, following a ceremony attended by Council Leader Julie Dore, who had proposed the motion.