THE Anti-Brexit campaign bus which had been ‘banned’ from Oxford by the county council will be allowed to park – in a different location.

Initially planned for Broad Street until the county council refused, the 'Brexit: Is it worth it?' bus will be parked near Bonn Square on Monday instead.

Some Remainers, including city councillor John Tanner, were angry after being told the bus would not be able to park up as part of its 33-stop national tour because the county council had to remain ‘politically neutral’.

The county council claimed initially it was hamstrung because of the Local Government Act 1986 – which mentions that councils cannot side with political parties.

Yesterday it said the grounds for refusal had been wrong and reviewed following legal advice – but refused to allow parking on Broad Street, which is managed by the county council in its role as transport authority.

Martin Crabtree, county council spokesman, said: “The council’s view is that this request does not fall into the very limited exceptions that would be used to lift [traffic] restrictions. The event would involve parking a bus on double-yellow lines and include an area for guest speakers and an audience in the road.”

Mr Tanner claimed the county council had launched an ‘extraordinary attack on free speech’ by ‘banning’ the bus.

Organisers, the city council and New Road Baptist Church have now agreed to hold the event in Bonn Square, on land not controlled by the county council.