Thousands of trade unionists and other activists have marched through Birmingham to protest at the start of the Conservative party conference in the city. Some reports said up to 20,000 people took part, though police did not have their own estimate. Much of the march was organised by trade unions and there was representation from leftwing parties. Chants supporting the Labour leader began before the protesters even arrived in Birmingham, with “There’s only one Jeremy Corbyn” breaking out on the platform at London’s Euston station. In one of the speeches, a senior union official called for the mandatory re-selection of Labour MPs, reopening one of the divisions debated at that party’s conference in Liverpool last week.

Source: The Guardian October 02, 2016 16:41 UTC