POLICE have been accused of intimidation and harassment after stopping a coach travelling to Sunday’s People’s Assembly protest in Manchester to conduct a body search of a young Asian woman passenger in public.

The coach was carrying supporters of the Keep Our NHS Public campaign from London to Manchester for the protest.

An unmarked police car pulled in front of it and led them to Knutsford service station about 20 miles from Manchester, where it was surrounded by about 30 police.