Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Police erected a ring of steel around parts of Manchester city centre today as the first day of the Conservative Party was met by a large protest.
Around 10,000 people joined a march that began near Whitworth Park on Oxford Road before making its way to Castlefield Bowl.
Dozens of roads were closed for the demonstration that attracted a wide range of causes from the trade union movement to Black Lives Matter supporters.
New Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Stephen Watson personally briefed officers ahead of the operation which required staff to be drafted in from neighbouring forces Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales.
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