Head flag shagger arrested at Unite the Kingdom rally

Flag shagger arrested!

As we reported, Tommy Robinson’s 2026 Unite the Kingdom rally was a massive flop. Despite this, some good did come of it:

Oh dear… Raise the Colours leader Ryan Bridge has just been arrested at Euston station https://t.co/jTvTaLaKrr

— Nick Lowles (@lowles_nick) May 16, 2026

Flag shagger raising the colours

Ryan Bridge is one of the UK’s top flag shaggers. As we reported on 11 May, his hobby recently saw him trying and failing to bully an older man outside his house:

Ryan Bridge from Raise The Colours and his goons bullied an elderly man. pic.twitter.com/FoA42dNEPZ

— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) May 10, 2026

Bridge indulges in his flag shaggery as part of Operation Raise the Colours. This is what Hope not Hate wrote about the group:

HOPE not hate can reveal that the co-founder and organiser of the group is longtime Stephen Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson) ally Andrew Currien (AKA Andy Saxon). Formerly a key member of the English Defence League’s leadership bodyguard team, and now running security for the far-right party Britain First, Currien has previously been jailed for his part in a racist death. He was one of six men convicted in 2009 after a 59-year-old man was crushed to death by a car following a violent brawl.

Bridge is another key member of the operation, and he’s also linked to a £40 million fraud scandal, as the Mirror reported in 2018.

Ryan Bridge, the guy behind the Raise the Colours, faces eight years in prison if convicted. pic.twitter.com/mRmu8HwCmF

— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) November 30, 2025

Bridge was one of the goons who raised money to travel to France to harass migrants. The following is a video of Bridge fleeing in terror which was filmed after that all went predictably wrong:

Wind people up and then run like cowards. Hardmen image of Danny Tammo and Ryan Bridge destroyed in one short clip. https://t.co/TtqfV8PyCw

— St Michael (@ClurichaunLol) November 29, 2025

Nick Lowles of Hope not Hate said the following regarding Bridge’s arrest:

Confirmation that Ryan Bridge was arrested for an incident in Birmingham a couple of nights ago when someone who objected to them putting up flags was run over…. https://t.co/jbDOKa1srq

— Nick Lowles (@lowles_nick) May 16, 2026

The following shows Bridge denying knowledge of the incident alongside another video showing that he clearly did know about the incident:

Bridge isn’t the only Raise the Colours thug out there causing trouble either:

These men who are ‘protecting women’ are assaulting and insulting women.
This isn’t patriotism. This isn’t protection.
This is fascism. This is assault.
They are the loud minority bullying the UK. pic.twitter.com/4qgjazr9sv

— Council Flat Kurstie (@parlyparty) May 16, 2026

Unexpected

The Canary is usually the last outlet you’d expect to be celebrating an arrest at a protest. For Bridge, however, we’ll make an exception — especially as he’s the sort of shithouse we’d ordinarily be protesting against.

Featured image via Twitter