It’s Theresa May’s birthday and the Prime Minister is set to spend it in Manchester where Conservative party conference kicks off today. Alas, rather than celebrate, May finds herself in a perilous position – as MPs on all sides on the party go on the offensive whether it’s over Brexit, tuition fees or Boris. To add to the Tories’ woes, they are been given a less than friendly reception in the land of the northern powerhouse.
On top of a banner calling for Tories to be hung, anti-Tory protesters have today descended on the area surrounding the conference centre. Here are some of the delights on display:
What a charming welcome to Manchester and the Conservative Party Conference.
These aren’t protesters, they’re fascists. pic.twitter.com/kmoNO3V2Zd— Michael Fabricant ???????????????? (@Mike_Fabricant) September 30, 2017
Yep! #TakeBackManchester pic.twitter.com/tre4x2EUfR
— People's Assembly (@pplsassembly) October 1, 2017
Oh Lordie, Boris been kicked out of Tory conference & shown up at #manchesterstopbrexitmarch on his unicorn !!! pic.twitter.com/gfgFIfjNar
— FionaJ (@FionaJLincs) October 1, 2017
"The only good Tory is a suppository", says placard at Take Back Manchester protest. Lots of kids, whistles, singing pic.twitter.com/EcC4gUlYvE
— Dan Bloom (@danbloom1) October 1, 2017
Brexit is a monstrosity pic.twitter.com/R1nJC1KHsG
— ???? ???? Jacqs ✊???? ???? ???????? ???????? ???????? (@jacqs70) October 1, 2017
Still, at least the protests will help prepare May for the hostile response she can expect inside the centre…
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