A number of scooters and two tractors were also seen taking part in a large protest
A protest has been taking place across The Strand in Liverpool
Parts of one of Liverpool’s busiest roads were blocked today as a major protest was held. Images and video show large numbers of people gathered on The Strand, blocking the path of traffic through the busy city centre route.
As well as the many people forming the protest, footage shows a number of scooters involved with the demonstration as well as two large tractors, making their way along The Strand. Vehicles can be seen struggling to get past the area.
The protest has been taking place close to the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre, which is where the Labour Party Conference is taking place for the fourth year running.
On Saturday Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Liverpool and visited the ECHO office to speak to local school children before heading to the conference, which began in earnest today.
A major protest has been taking place across The Strand in Liverpool
The Prime Minister comes into the conference in a tricky spot, with his personal and party polling numbers very low and following a number of scandals and resignations from his top team.
He and his government will also be facing a range of protests during their time in Liverpool – including the one witnessed on The Strand today.
It appears that the demonstration in question involves farmers, who are unhappy with the government’s family farm tax policy.
The Farmers To Action (FTA) group are running a month-long “Trailer of Truth” tour, which begins today in Liverpool to time with the start of the Labour Conference.
The protest’s primary demand is for Labour to scrap its proposed farm inheritance tax due from April 2026, according to Farmers Weekly.
But while the farming theme appears to be the predominant one in today’s protest, a number of people voicing other concerns have joined the demonstration.
A major protest has been taking place across The Strand in Liverpool
Images show some people holding up signs stating ‘no to digital ID’ in reference to the government’s recent announcement that a new digital ID will be mandatory for anyone in order to work in the UK.
Sir Keir said last week that the new digital ID scheme would make it tougher to work illegally in the UK and would offer “countless benefits” to citizens.
However he is facing plenty of opposition to the plans, with 1.6 million people already signing a petition objecting to the scheme.