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| Protester interrupts Theresa May's conference speech, hands her P45 dismissal notice (VIDEO) | |
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| Theresa May’s keynote conference speech has been interrupted by a protester who handed her a P45, usually handed to employees when they are sacked, as she addressed party members in Manchester. | Theresa May’s keynote conference speech has been interrupted by a protester who handed her a P45, usually handed to employees when they are sacked, as she addressed party members in Manchester. |
| The disturbance disrupted the Prime Minister mid-flow. | The disturbance disrupted the Prime Minister mid-flow. |
| The man has been labelled a “legend” on Twitter. | The man has been labelled a “legend” on Twitter. |
| May was forced to repeat her lines as the man ran around to the front row to stage his protest - before handing her a huge P45. | May was forced to repeat her lines as the man ran around to the front row to stage his protest - before handing her a huge P45. |
| She was being applauded as she began to talk about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s past and present politics. | |
| The protester headed straight for Boris Johnson, who was sat in the front few rows, before shouting angrily at him. | The protester headed straight for Boris Johnson, who was sat in the front few rows, before shouting angrily at him. |
| May was forced to come to an abrupt stop as Tory fans jeered and shouted for security to remove him. | May was forced to come to an abrupt stop as Tory fans jeered and shouted for security to remove him. |
| The crowd began shouting “out, out!” | The crowd began shouting “out, out!” |
| But Twitter went wild for the campaigner, labelling him a “hero.” | But Twitter went wild for the campaigner, labelling him a “hero.” |
| Apparently completely undeterred by security forcing him out of the door, the man turned and shouted back at the angry Tories. | |
| “Shall we, er...” a clearly flustered May began. | “Shall we, er...” a clearly flustered May began. |
| But the room stood and cheered for her, meaning the PM was unable to begin again. | But the room stood and cheered for her, meaning the PM was unable to begin again. |
| “I was about to talk about somebody I’d like to give a p45 to,” she began. | “I was about to talk about somebody I’d like to give a p45 to,” she began. |
| “And that’s Jeremy Corbyn.” | “And that’s Jeremy Corbyn.” |
| Comedian Lee Nelson has claimed responsibility for the prank. | |
| Nelson is the same prankster who threw money over Fifa President Sepp Blatter two years ago. | |
| The breach has raised major questions over security. | |
| “Gotta love a government we're told can handle national security can’t keep REPEAT OFFENDING PRANKSTER Lee Nelson out of their hall,” one woman said on Twitter. | |
| “Seems to have been comedian Lee Nelson. How the hell did he get so close to the PM? Huge questions over security,” Huff Post deputy political editor Owen Bennet said. | |
| Others believe it did an otherwise boring speech a favor. | |
| “Think she must have paid him, cos it sparked big applause,” one woman wrote on Twitter. | |
| The Prime Minister's speech had already been marred by repeated coughing fits, leaving her frontbench colleagues looking despondent. |