@c5news: A Wetherspoons pub has been covered in poppies after a controversy over a veteran being turned away for wearing the symbol of remembrance last weekend. A veteran was denied entry to The Star in Gosport with a staff member being recorded on video telling him the poppy was “political” and he wouldn’t be served while wearing it. Councillor George Madgwick, who leads the Reform U group on Hampshire Council, said last week that the group had been meeting for a drink after campaigning and branded their treatment at the pub, “disgusting and shameful”. The chain later denied it had a poppy ban, saying that extra security measures were in place because of demonstrations in the Hampshire town. The confrontation took place on 25 October as an anti-immigration march, and a separate counter-demonstration were held in Gosport. A new video was posted on social media on Thursday showing a demonstration outside The Star. The clip was captioned: “It looks like the Gosport Wetherspoons are getting a taste of their own medicine.” Gosport has become a flashpoint for the migration crisis in recent weeks.

MollyMoo👶🐈‍⬛ :

@weatherspoons you should be ashamed !

user901942 :

They literally sell poppies in Wetherspoons 💀

Lily 👾 :

they didnt even care for the poppy, they were banned entry because they were part of an anti-immigration protest..

Sarah Pool :

Don’t mess with the British 🇬🇧 love it !! ❤️❤️

booboo(helen) :

well done to those men. NO ONE WESRING A POPPY should be refused entry just because they are wearing one. respect to our veteran's

www.fitness7pro.co.uk :

Ironically they bought the poppies inside Wetherspoons as they sell thousands every year

Grumpychops :

They kind of miss the point as to why they were really not allowed inside!

WF :

I thought spoons was their church.

🦋💫Tracy💫🦋 :

Well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

colinpugh80 :

well done to you all

Buckles :

That's the way to go!!! Let them learn!!!

Nicole Patton :

respect to them and our veterans. How dare they say no to our poppies

CPL.CLOVER🏅 :

truly beautiful

Mark Reilly :

Well done guys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏

Rachael1968 :

Shame on Wetherspoons

Narwhalemur :

I'm waaaaaaay too employed for ts

⋆✶𝑳𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏✶⋆ :

they probably bought these poppies from china via Amazon or similar rather than The Royal British Legion

Balthazar Beelzebub :

I was turned away from a local independent for my LGBTQ+ poppy badge. Disgusting, but I don’t think this entire company is to blame for this one.

Carol Hurdman :

Was NOTHING to do with the poppy

Plain101 :

My local spoons sells poppy’s…. Could this be another false rage bait story??

Matthew Cobb :

I saw a video that they are selling poppies inside now

RoyC 🇿🇼 🇬🇧 :

you gotta love the British 😁

sallyjames995 :

poppies are not political

Alicia x :

wetherspoons literally sell poppies and support it they raised just above 5 grand for them last year

kt883 :