The group reiterated that its activities are peaceful and within the law, and that it does not support violence or unlawful activity.

Hope Not Hate welcomed the action, noting harassment against migrants and charity workers, and crediting monitoring and reporting efforts for contributing to the ban.

Authorities attribute the expulsions to a mix of anti-migrant actions, calls for hatred, and threats to public order, prompting a law-enforcement response to extremist activity.

Anti-racism campaigners argue Raise the Colours is a key organizer of anti-migrant activities.

Interior Minister praised local authorities for acting to safeguard public order and prevent discriminatory actions.

Raise the Colours previously drew UK attention for urging flag displays and face allegations in British media of links to right-wing groups.

Bans are framed as measures to prevent grave public-order disturbances amid ongoing concerns about far-right activists in the area.

The group is accused of aiming to rally British support to halt migration, with actions described as militant and anti-migrant.

France bans 10 British far-right activists over actions in France aimed at stopping migrants crossing the English Channel by small boats, according to the interior ministry.

The 2025 figure trails the 2022 peak of 45,774 arrivals, signaling persistently high Channel crossings and ongoing migration-policy tensions.

Campaigns linked to Raise the Colours, including on social media under accounts like Operation France, have been criticized by anti-racism groups as organizing anti-migrant actions in northern France.

Raise the Colours described the ban as disgraceful, arguing it targets individuals rather than the organization and reaffirmed a commitment to peaceful, lawful conduct and a structured recruitment process.