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    Britain's Theresa May Had To Give A Major Speech. It Didn't Go Well

    Many things went wrong during the prime minister's speech in Manchester on Wednesday: She had coughing fits, a prankster handed her a pink slip and a party slogan behind her fell apart.
    by Frank Langfitt Oct 04, 2017 2 minutes
    Comedian Simon Brodkin, also known as Lee Nelson, hands Prime Minister Theresa May a P45 form ??? the equivalent of a pink slip ??? during her speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. / Carl Court / Getty Images

    British Prime Minister Theresa May gave one of the most important speeches of her political career Wednesday morning. It could not have gone much worse.

    The speech, which she delivered to a packed audience of her fellow Conservative Party members in Manchester, started reasonably well — until a prankster approached the stage. The man handed the leader of the United Kingdom a P-45 form,

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