Weird and wonderful world of politics

From Alastair Campbell playing the bagpipes to a protester wearing a Donald Trump mask holding a rubber chicken... there were a few strange sights as demonstrators took to the streets of Manchester ahead of the Tory conference.

More than 30,000 people took to the city centre streets yesterday to make their feelings on the government’s austerity agenda and Brexit known.

Though their message was serious, many protesters couldn’t help having a bit of a laugh.

Here, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite weird and wonderful sights from the marches. Cats against cuts: The collective feline population was too busy napping for 23 hours a day to attend the rallies, but sent representatives. Very a-meowsing. Sorry. Alastair Campbell playing the bagpipes: Because nothing says ‘Stop Brexit’ like Tony Blair’s former spin doctor blasting out Beethoven’s Ode To Joy on Scotland’s favourite wind instrument. Odd. Theresa May lookalike (pictured above): Did anyone else do a double take? ‘Economics teachers against Brexit’: Niche. ‘Pies not prisons’: This slogan makes sense when you learn that the group behind it is protesting plans to create a ‘mega prison’ at HMP Hindley, which is in Wigan - ie the pie capital of the universe. ‘Brexit is a monstrosity’: And the award for most disturbing use of papier-mâché of the day goes to... Once seen, the creepy Spitting Image-esq float that was a hybrid of Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and David Davis could never be unseen.