Flashmob keeps abreast of the crowd as 40 mothers defend their right to feed their infants in public

A hardy group of mothers staged a breastfeeding flashmob demonstration in a city centre to declare their right to feed their babies in public.

Up to 40 mothers, some accompanied by their partners, descended on Brighton, East Sussex, and breastfed their children in front of Christmas shoppers.

Claire Jones-Hughes, 38, organised the demonstration after she was criticised by customers in a cafe for breastfeeding one of her daughters last week.     More Read