SOCIALIST sensation Yanis Varoufakis will rock the stage at a series of campaign meetings this month, the Morning Star can reveal.

The former Greek finance minister, famed for his leather jackets, motorbikes and no-nonsense confrontations with the international establishment, is set to address delegates and members of the public at TUC Congress next Sunday.

He will also address a People’s Assembly meeting on the doorstep of the Tory government in Westminster.

At the TUC fringe meeting in Brighton Mr Varoufakis, who has become a critic of Greece’s Syriza government since his resignation in July, will join Labour MP John McDonnell and PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka.

Mr Serwotka, whose union is hosting the rally, said he was “delighted” to be hosting Mr Varoufakis.

“He is an outstanding economist and has been at the forefront of challenging the necessity for and the politics of austerity, not only in Greece but across Europe,” the union leader added.

Other speakers at the London meeting are expected to be confirmed shortly.

People’s Assembly national secretary Sam Fairbairn said: “Under a Tory government, the UK is falling deeper and deeper into a humanitarian and financial crisis.

“Yanis Varoufakis, who was brave enough to take on international governments and the troika, will be a very exciting addition to our panel.”

• PCS’s public meeting is at 8pm on Sunday September 13 at the Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton.

• The People’s Assembly’s Fighting for our Future rally will take place at 7pm on Monday September 14 at the Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, Westminster.