RING OF STEEL: The knife arches on the seafront
The machine guns are the most obvious sign that the Labour Party is in town.
The ring of steel is up, Brighton and Hove residents have been barred from entering stretches of the seafront and the city’s suit-wearing contingent has multiplied by a factor of 200.
Labour’s last party conference before next May’s expected general election has officially begun. Let this blog be your guide.
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