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| May dances on stage before attacking Jeremy Corbyn at Tory Party Conference (WATCH LIVE) | May dances on stage before attacking Jeremy Corbyn at Tory Party Conference (WATCH LIVE) |
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| Theresa May went on the attack at the end of a disastrous Conservative Party Conference, in Birmingham. May targeted Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party in a bid to unite the fractious Tory party, riven by the Brexit debate. | Theresa May went on the attack at the end of a disastrous Conservative Party Conference, in Birmingham. May targeted Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party in a bid to unite the fractious Tory party, riven by the Brexit debate. |
| The PM has faced open rebellion from her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson and had her leadership challenged by a letter of no-confidence, delivered by a backbench MP. | The PM has faced open rebellion from her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson and had her leadership challenged by a letter of no-confidence, delivered by a backbench MP. |
| May came out dancing to Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen,’ in a self-deprecating reference to her recent trip to Africa where she was filmed awkwardly gyrating with locals. | May came out dancing to Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen,’ in a self-deprecating reference to her recent trip to Africa where she was filmed awkwardly gyrating with locals. |
| The PM spent the first half the speech taking aim at rivals both at home and abroad. She slammed the Labour leader for wanting to “outsource our conscience to Kremlin” over his wanting to consult the UN Security Council before military action is taking. While she also took aim at the government’s of Syria and Russia. | |
| READ MORE: 'This is an outrage’ – Boris Johnson slams May’s Brexit plans in limelight stealing speech | |
| Inevitably moving onto Brexit, May stated: “Britain isn’t afraid to leave with no deal if it has to.” | |
| She went on to state she has treated the EU with “nothing but respect,” and that she expects the same from them. | |
| Addressing the divisions which were all to present during Boris Johnson’s rebellious speech yesterday, May urged the party to come together, warning that if they don't “we risk ending up with no Brexit at all.” | |
| READ MORE: Theresa May rocked by 'no confidence' letter ahead of crucial conference speech | |
| The Prime Minister was rocked by a letter of no-confidence by MP James Duddridge, news of which broke just minutes before she was set to take the stage. | The Prime Minister was rocked by a letter of no-confidence by MP James Duddridge, news of which broke just minutes before she was set to take the stage. |
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