Labour ministers were tonight accused of a 'shameful' failure to back the police after they were brutally attacked at Manchester Airport.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was criticised for apparently siding with the 'vile thug' involved in the attack in the immediate aftermath.
And leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell came under fire for raising concerns about police conduct in Parliament, rather than the welfare of officers.
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick asked which side Labour were on, adding: 'The police need to know we've got their backs when they tackle violent offenders'.
Today, one of two brothers who brawled with officers was convicted of assaulting two female cops, one of whom had her nose broken, and a male passenger in the arrivals area of the airport.
