Not with a bang but with a… cough: Theresa May’s ill-starred speech has re-ignited speculation about her future.
In case you missed it: the PM endured a series of misfortunes as she lost her voice on numerous occasions during her speech, was handed a P45 by the comedian Lee Nelson, and her “a country that works for everyone” slogan quite literally fell down behind her. It could only have been a better representation of my deepest fears if Nelson had handed her a British History V paper and told her she had three hours to complete it.
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