Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Manchester council leader Sir Richard Leese had a glass of wine thrown over him by a protester at the Conservative Party conference.
The veteran politician, who is set to step down as town hall supremo later this year, was appearing at a 'Welcome to Manchester' fringe event at Manchester Art Gallery tonight, alongside a Government minister.
During the event, about half a dozen protesters appeared and one man began shouting at Sir Richard. READ MORE:Boris Johnson promises 'levelling up' announcement The M.E.N.'s political editor Jen Williams, who was at the event, said the man shouted 'you've sold off the city'.
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