Raise the Colours leader given access to Reform UK conference while on bail

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How it spread - 3 original reports, 1 reprint

1. Sat, 5 September 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World14:45first to report
     Raise the Colours leader given access to Reform UK conference while on bail

     Ryan Bridge, arrested this year on suspicion of religiously and racially aggravated harassment, says party invited him The leader of a flag campaign group who was arrested on suspicion of causing religiously and racially aggravated harassment was given access to Reform UK’s annual conference. Ryan Bridge, whose Raise the Colours group has put up hundreds of union and St George flags across England, told the Guardian he was invited to the conference. Continue reading...

2. Mon, 7 September 2026

   2 reports
   • The Guardian World10:43
     Leader of group behind flag campaign in England charged with 14 offences

     Ryan Bridge, who co-founded Raise the Colours, to appear in court on charges including racially aggravated harassment The leader of a group responsible for raising union jack and St George’s flags across England has been charged with 14 offences, including racially aggravated harassment, threatening behaviour and assault. Ryan Bridge, 45, of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, co-founded Raise the Colours, which describes itself as a “grassroots movement for unity and patriotism”. Seven counts of using...

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     • aol.co.uk7 Sept, 10:43their copy
   • bromsgrovestandard.co.uk21:15
     Bromsgrove ‘Raise the Colours’ co-founder facing 14 criminal charges

     BROMSGROVE man who co-founded the Raise the Colours movement which attached flags to lamp posts has been charged with 14 offences.