Raise the Colours

Raise the Colours is a UK-based organization known for its flag campaigns involving Union and Saint George flags. The group has faced criticism for allegedly spreading anti-immigrant rhetoric. Recently, the organization and its members have become newsworthy due to their anti-migrant activities in France. French authorities have banned multiple British activists associated with Raise the Colours from entering the country, citing concerns about their attempts to disrupt asylum seekers crossing the English Channel. These bans followed reports of the group's members conducting anti-migrant actions in France. Furthermore, the leader of Raise the Colours, Ryan Bridge, was arrested in the UK on suspicion of causing religiously and racially aggravated harassment. The group's activities have prompted condemnation from French associations, who accuse both UK and French authorities of failing to adequately address the group's actions and potentially encouraging xenophobia.