On this day - 4 October
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Theresa May pranked during speech
Theresa May was part way through delivering a speech at the Conservative Party conference on October 4th 2017 when she was pranked by Simon Brodkin. He waved a fake P45 form at her (the tax form used for employees leaving their job) which accepted and placed on the floor. She stumbled over her words while this took place. Brodkin claimed he had been put up to this by Boris Johnson and gave him a thumbs up after he'd delivered the form to Theresa May.
Simon Brodkin is a comedian and has previously pranked and heckled other prominent figures including Donald Trump.
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