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Theresa May's speech will be remembered less for what she said in her closing conference address and more for her failing voice, BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith has said.

The speech "was marked by an extraordinary protest" after a prankster handed Mrs May a P45, telling her that "Boris [Johnson] asked me to give you this", Norman told BBC Radio 4's World at One.

He said there were two key policy announcements in the speech - a pledge to cap energy bills and plans to reignite home ownership.

As Philip and Theresa May waved to the crowd earlier, it was apparent the the E had also fallen off the end of the slogan: "A country that works for everyone."

It's fair to say that this is not a prime ministerial conference speech that is going to be forgotten in a hurry...

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Katie Perrior, the prime minister's former director of communications, said her heart was in her hands following Theresa May's difficulties with her voice and a heckler during her speech.

"I feel desperately sorry for Theresa May right now - she does not deserve this," she told BBC2's Daily Politics.

The prime minister carried out 26 TV interviews on Tuesday, she said, adding that members of the cabinet were visibly concerned about her losing her voice.

"She pretty much cried when she hugged her husband," Ms Perrior said. "But she is made of strong stuff."

Philip May rushes to the stage to embrace his wife, who looks a little emotional as her speech ends.

It was marred by a protester and coughing fits.

Her former communications chief Katie Perrior says the PM did 26 interviews yesterday - "her voice just failed her, let her down".

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Sympathy for Theresa May from her former adviser Katie Perrior, who says her speech will be remembered for all the drama - the P45 interruption and the coughing fit.

"I feel desperately sorry for Theresa May. She doesn't deserve this."

She thinks Theresa May looked "really upset".

"The test of a leader is how you respond when tough times come upon you," Theresa May says, to applause.

She says overcoming challenges is "the story of our party" and of the country.

"Let us renew the British dream," she says as she closes her speech.

If the P45 and a coughing fit wasn't enough...now a letter has fallen off the backdrop....

Theresa May praises the response of the people of Manchester to this year's terrorist attack - and also pays tribute to the city's industrial heritage and role in free trade.

Theresa May says we need to "consider how we conduct our politics in this country".

She says there is a problem when "a leading journalist from a national broadcaster has to hire bodyguards just to be able to do her job".

The Tory leader accuses Labour of being "riven with the stain of anti-Semitism" and says racism and hatred has "no place" in politics or society.

The prime minister defends the Union of the UK and says the election saw the "threat of nationalism set back" and the case for a second Scottish independence referendum "denied".

On housing, Theresa May says the Tories introduced Help to Buy but "the election result shows that is not nearly enough".

There will be another £10bn for Help to Buy and an additonal £2bn for affordable housing, taking the budget to over £9bn.

And, "where need is greatest", new homes for social rent at below market rates, "getting government back into the business of building houses".

Mrs May adds that it is her mission to solve this problem and she will take personal charge.

And she tells developers that government will make the land available and they must build the homes people need.

Theresa May says there will be a review of student financing.

The government has scrapped a tuition fees increase and will raise the income level for repayments to £25,000

"While we are in favour of free markets, we will always take action to fix them when they're broken," the prime minister says.

The party will keep its manifesto commitment to an energy price cap, bringing "an end to rip off energy prices once and for all", she adds.

Theresa May returns to her theme of the British dream being out of reach for some.

Then another personal note, as she says that she and her husband Philip "were never blessed" with children, adding: "Some things are not meant to be."