Students face boot in posters storm

STUDENTS at one of Cambridge University’s wealthiest colleges have been threatened with eviction – for displaying political posters and LGBTQ+ bunting.

Several students at

Jesus College received an email on Tuesday asking them to remove all posters, flags or banners displayed inside or outside the college accommodation.

This includes rainbow Pride flags left hanging outside college properties in the wake of LGBT+ History Month in March, and small, A4-sized political posters stuck in the corners of windows.

And the email, sent by Jesus College, has threatened students that their accommodation licence agreement may be terminated if they do not remove the flags and posters.

The email was shared on Twitter by philosophy undergraduate student Aurelio Petrucci.

It read: “As you are aware, it is a breach of the terms of your Licence agreement to display any poster, flag, or banner internally or externally from the property.

“I must ask you to please remove this item by Thursday, 22 April.

“The College will take further action if you fail to put right the breach, which could ultimately result in the Licence agreement being terminated in line with Clause 6.1.”

Aurelio Petrucci, former president of the Jesus College Students Union (JCSU), criticised the move, questioning: “Is this even legal?”

A spokesperson for Jesus College said: “The rules on displaying any flags, banners or posters are a longstanding clause in our licence agreement.

“We have asked that everyone living in college accommodation abides by the agreement they signed.

They added: “We encourage all community members to express themselves and their views, as long as it doesn’t break their licence agreement or the law.”