May Flunked Her Leadership Test, But Her Rivals Didn’t Fare Much Better
- Potential rivals didn’t come out of Tory gathering unscathed
- All the mishaps seen as a metaphor for her weak leadership
May Gets Pranked, Coughs, Gets a Sweet From Hammond
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s conference went wrong in ways she or no one could have imagined. But, the good news for her is that likely successors also came out tarnished.
May’s closing speech did succeed in winning activists in the hall back to her side, but their support was driven by sympathy. Video clips played across Europe and likely seen by Brexit negotiators in Brussels, showed her big moment overshadowed by a collapsing set after an intruder triggered a chronic cough that left her struggling to get words out.