Birmingham City Council asked the High Court in England for an emergency injunction against members of Raise the Colours, an anti-migrant group whose unauthorized flag-raising campaign has affected residents, councillors and council workers. At a hearing, the council said the group's year-long Stop the Boats activity involved thousands of Union Jack and St George's flags placed on lamp-posts and bridges, and cited reports of threats, abuse and unsafe use of cherry pickers; founder Ryan Bridge said he would fight the case on human-rights grounds.
Why it matters: The case shows how migration politics in the UK are spilling into local public-order and community-safety disputes. It could set limits on how anti-migrant groups campaign in public spaces, while the group argues the action restricts expression.
2026.09.30
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