Thousands Of Protesters Descend On Conservative Conference
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Anti-austerity and pro-EU campaigners took to the streets of Manchester.
01/10/2017
Owen Bennett Deputy Political Editor, HuffPost UK
CHRISTOPHER FURLONG VIA GETTY IMAGES
Around 30,000 anti-austerity and pro-EU campaigners descended on Manchester today in protest at the Tory Government.
The protestors marched through the streets of the Northern city as the Conservative’s annual conference kicked off in the Manchester Central Complex.
There was a huge police presence amid concerns the protests could turn nasty after a “Hang The Tories” banner was attached to a bridge in Salford – complete with hanging effigies.
Labour MPs took to Twitter to condemn the sign.
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