Theresa May, Coughing and Caught by a Prankster, Endures a Speech to Forget

MANCHESTER, England — First there was the prankster, theatrically handing her a notice that she was being fired. Then her voice went, a persistent cough disrupting her delivery, making her speech often painful to the ear. Politics can be a cruel business, and just when Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, needed a rousing, commanding speech to restore her authority over her warring Conservative Party, she had a nightmare.-- More....

Few problems with the set as Theresa May gives her speech! Watch behind the PM… #CPC17 pic.twitter.com/8kVC3lqDIO

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