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UK flag-raising group leader arrested on suspicion of causing ‘alarm and distress’


Ryan Bridge is co-founder of Raise the Colours, which has been criticised for anti-immigrant rhetoric

The leader of a flag campaign group has been arrested on suspicion of causing religiously and racially aggravated harassment.

Ryan Bridge is the co-founder of Raise the Colours, which has put up hundreds of union and Saint George flags across England and attracted criticism for spreading anti-immigrant rhetoric. He was arrested on Tuesday and released on police bail the following day.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/02/uk-flag-raising-group-leader-arrested-alarm-distress-raise-the-colours

Author : Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent

Publish date : 2026-04-02 22:41:00

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