Underground bans French Brexit advert

 A lonely hearts style advertisement urging business owners to leave the UK for France after Brexit has been banned from London Underground stations.

The campaign urged entrepreneurs worried about the UK’S withdrawal from the EU to “vote with their feet”.

It was commissioned by the Normandy Development Agency, which promotes economic growth in the region in northern France.

But Transport for London (TFL) refused to run the ad because it “did not fully comply with our advertising guidelines”. TFL does not allow images or messages which “relate to matters of public controversy or sensitivity”.

The Normandy ad featured a mockup of a fictional newspaper with the headline: “British business owners can now vote with their feet and leave post-brexit fears behind.”

The campaign will still run in national newspapers and will be displayed on a bus touring Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester and London.