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
TL;DR
- Ryan Bridge, leader of the flag campaign group Raise the Colours, attended the Reform UK annual conference.
- Bridge was arrested on suspicion of causing religiously and racially aggravated harassment and is currently on police bail.
- He faces further legal action, including an injunction from Birmingham city council and a trial for common assault.
- Nigel Farage praised Bridge's flag campaign at the conference and offered legal support from Reform UK.
- Raise the Colours has been accused of spreading anti-immigrant sentiment with its flag displays.
- Hope Not Hate criticized Bridge's presence at the conference, calling him "extreme".