University of Manchester students occupy three buildings - latest

University of Manchester students have occupied three campus buildings - with reports that security are unable to get inside.

Last month, hundreds of students announced they would be withholding rent amid claims they've been forced to use food banks and get full-time jobs to make ends meet.The students are calling for the university to offer a 30 per cent cut on monthly payments, and refund some fees already paid to help with the affordability of rent for the rest of the year.

The students occupying the John Owens building say they have locked or barricaded every entrance with furniture, stopping security from entering the building. The occupations have been coordinated to coincide with the UCU strikes which begin on the morning of the 9th and will see more than 70,000 university staff walk out.

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