12:45: The sun is shining, and Greater Manchester Police are out in force as thousands of protestors line up on Deansgate.
13:00: Air horns blare as the demo sets off on its route towards the university.
13:15: The demo stops just outside city hall.
13:40: Protest on the move once again. GMP officers briefed to be dealing with 30,000 people.
13:50: Crowds file past police cordon, 100m away from the Midland Hotel, where the PM will be staying.
Crowd chants "Tory boys!" as three young men in suits walk past.
14:00 Demo passes the GMEX. Chants now more aggressive. Copies of Conservative Home newspaper abandoned on the street
14:15: Thousands of people and banners flood onto Oxford Road. Crowd chants 'Tories, Tories, Tories - OUT, OUT, OUT'
14:20: GMP helicopter circles overhead
Estimates of up to 50,000 people on the march - one of the largest ever policed by GMP
14:30: March has reached University of Manchester Oxford Road campus
14:45: Protestors reach Whitworth Park, big rally and speakers expected
14:55: Crowds gather at TUC sponsored stage
One person arrested after trying to scale security barrier.
15:20: The last of the protestors file past the Students' Union.
16:00: Heavy police presence on campus. Steady stream of protestors making their way home.
16:10: The Stalybridge brass band and The Farm play All Together Now on the TUC stage. A musical end to a peaceful demo.
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