Prime Minister May delivered not so much a speech as a painful metaphor for the state of Britain and the state of her leadership. The party leader's speech is one of the big set pieces of the year. For the Prime Minister, it is right up there with the Queen's Speech , when the government sets out its legislative agenda. For May, the Conservative Party Conference speech Wednesday was even more important. "Boris asked me to give you...." he said, trying to hand the Prime Minister a P45 -- the letter issued when an employee leaves their job.

Source: CNN October 04, 2017 19:58 UTC