Neo-Nazi group celebration ends without charges
A ten-month police investigation into nine members of the neo-Nazi group British Movement who celebrated Hitler's birthday in an Oldham pub has ended without criminal charges. The group gathered at the Duke of Edinburgh pub in Royton on April 19, 2025, displaying swastika flags and a swastika-decorated cake. Greater Manchester Police conducted dawn raids on May 7, 2025, recovering replica weapons including an imitation AK47, a suspected grenade, and a Nazi-era Zyklon gas canister. Despite the concerning findings, investigators determined there was insufficient evidence to prove a public order offence under Section 18 of the Public Order Act. Oldham MP Jim McMahon expressed outrage at the group's conduct, while Hope Not Hate criticized the apparent impunity with which British Movement operates.