Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox There is a heavy police presence in Manchester city centre this afternoon as the Conservative party conference kicks off.
Thousands of delegates are expected to descend on the Manchester Central convention centre for the four-day event. Safeguarding measures, surveillance and armed officers are being deployed across the conference as part of one of the largest 24-hour security operations in the UK. READ MORE: Thousands of protesters march through Manchester city centre as Conservative Party conference starts Officers from Greater Manchester Police have been joined by colleagues from Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales to ensure the event runs
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