People’s Assembly

7th October 2021 | By Ruby Fandino

‘I believe in freedom of speech and freedom of protest’: Jacob Rees-Mogg responds to Manchester demonstrations

Thousands joined the People’s Assembly to protest the Conservative conference with a series of demonstrations and panel discussions over three days in central Manchester. People flooded the...

4th October 2021 | By Olivia Weeks

Stop the War coalition panel held in Manchester to discuss 20 years of the ‘war on terror’

The People’s Assembly gathered in Manchester at the weekend during what has been dubbed a ‘Festival of Resistance’ to coincide with the Tory party conference. And...

25th October 2020 | By Rory Gannon

NHS staff demonstrate in Manchester: ‘we will be overwhelmed again’

NHS workers from across the Greater Manchester region have criticised the government’s lack of support for the North West. Protesters gathered in Picadilly Gardens on...

24th October 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau

Hundreds attend anti-tier 3 rally in Manchester in protest against government-imposed restrictions

More than 100 people gathered in the rain today to protest the government’s imposition of tier 3 restrictions in Manchester. Despite local authorities’ best efforts,...

22nd October 2020 | By nq_admin

LIVE BLOG: Protest organised by Manchester People’s Assembly against imposition of tier 3 restrictions on the city