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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent

Leader of group behind flag campaign in England charged with 14 offences

Bridge speaks  into a microphone at a protest, wearing a 'Raise the Colours hoodie
Thames Valley police said they had charged Ryan Bridge with 14 offences from a two-month period in Oxfordshire from 31 January 2026. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.

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”.

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