Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Police have made five arrests after former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith was allegedly attacked with a traffic cone.
The senior politician, a former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, was attending an event at the Conservative Party Conference in the city centre.
GMP said three men and two women have been arrested following the incident on Portland Street, and are being questioned. READ MORE : The multi-million black hole in Greater Manchester's finances Sir Iain was on his way to a fringe event at the Mercure Hotel to discuss Brexit when the alleged incident occurred.
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