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General · 23 June 2026

Raise the Colours leaders stop Oxfordshire flag displays

Raise the Colours leaders stop Oxfordshire flag displays

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Council workers and public roads won't face further flag placements under promises made in court. Ryan Bridge, Ben Cullen and Trudy Wells told the high court on Tuesday they would no longer put St George's flags on Oxfordshire county council property, urge others to do so or block removals. Kevin Good, absent from the hearing, also agreed to end his involvement with flags in Oxfordshire.

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