Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The infamous 'ring of steel' is up, thousands of politicians and protesters are preparing to flood into town and there are cops everywhere.
It can mean only one thing - The Conservative Party Conference is back in Manchester. Thousands of Tory delegates are set to converge at the Manchester Central convention complex and surrounding venues this weekend. READ MORE: Large-scale police operations, travel disruption and mass protests to hit Manchester as Conservative Party conference starts They're not expected to be the only guests in the city, with large protests planned.
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