As the Conservatives arrived in Manchester for their annual conference, protesters responded by warning that they would ‘lay siege’ to the event, so Tories knew they ‘were not welcome in the city’.

Disability rights activists joined tens of thousands of protestors against the Conservative Party Conference, saying the government see disabled people as a ‘soft target’ for cuts.

Four people were arrested yesterday as tens of thousands of people marched through Manchester City Centre in protest against the Conservative Party Conference.