The TUC has announced further details of its national protest march outside the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester in October. The march, which is expected to attract thousands of demonstrators from all over the country, will assemble at 12 noon in Liverpool Road, Manchester city centre (off Deansgate) on Sunday, 2 October.

It will then proceed through the city centre before a rally at which leading national speakers will address the crowd.

The march is being planned to coincide with the first day of the Conservative Party's Annual Conference.

The TUC is in regular consultation with Greater Manchester Police about the arrangements for the demonstration and further updates will be made as soon as possible.

It is hoping for a substantial turnout to demonstrate unions' opposition to the government's economic and social policies and their devastating effect on people's lives, and as a major show of support for the TUC's alternatives.