Student protesters end occupation of university building after eight days - but say it's 'just the beginning'

Students occupying a key University of Manchester building have left the premises — but remain camped in another facility.

Members of the UoM Rent Strike group have left the John Owens building, where the university’s senior management work, after eight days. They remain in the Simon building.

The group has also said that the occupation ‘was just the beginning’, and warned ‘action will continue to escalate’. The decision to leave the building comes two days after the university served a deadline to vacate, after which students involved could face disciplinary action, they said.