hanger-on

As party members and associated hangers-on start to arrive in Manchester today, there are reasons to be gloomy for the current leadership.

A political get together, a party conference for the politicians, members, and associated hangers-on, would never transform a prime minister's fortunes with the public overnight.

Most of his close friends work in music, including Kenny Beats, who composed Oliver’s songs for “Lurker,” and Zack Fox, who plays a hanger-on in the film and is a DJ in real life.

Gala was the free-spirit hanger-on in the city’s club scene, falling for a rock singer and happily dishing about her Southern California misadventures.

He said there was no place for violence or intimidation at a football match and described those involved as "thugs" and "hangers-on".