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the government. everybody talking about the mishaps and not the message. we will try to buy set what happened and where the conservative party is going. good evening. theresa may's principal speech to the conservative party conference was intended to revive the government's fortunes. it contained some major policy announcements, on energy and housing. but the event was overshadowed by a series of setbacks, including a security breach and the prime minister's persistent cough. on policy, mrs may set out plans for a cap on energy bills for millions of households, and a programme of house building to build a new generation of council houses.

there was a standing ovation at the end after mrs may had struggled through the speech, which was interrupted at one point by a prankster. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg contains some flash photography. a wobble. a wave. and a long, lonely walk. her colleagues fixing those smiles for the camera. a clear of the throat... may coughs. ..before what was meant to be a comeback. sorry was not the hardest word at all, but it was the first important one. we did not get the victory we wanted because our national campaign fell short. it was too scripted, too presidential. and it allowed the labour party to paint us as the voice of continuity when the public wanted to hear a message of change. i hold my hands up for that. i take responsibility. i led the campaign. and i am sorry.

applause. for her husband and closest staff, this speech was to take the party by the scruff of its neck and move on. but then... it's the conservative party... just as she was finding her stride, out of the corner of her eye a piece of paper was proffered. in the buttoned—up guise of a tory activist, a man interrupted theresa may. stand—up comedian simon brodkin handing her a fake p45. boris, job done, i've given her the p45. to start with, neither the prime minister nor anyone else knew what was going on. a stunt during the biggest speech of the most powerful politician in the country. i did the job, it's done. go, go. get lost. go away. leave please. with terribly british polite irritation, the cabinet tried

to get him to leave. boris asked me! boris, please say you did this, you asked me to, and now you are denying it! before eventually security guards and chanting from the crowd got him out. it was allegedly a joke — nothing to do with the foreign secretary. there could be trouble for the conference organisers — a man cleared by the tight security here, causing trouble within inches of the prime minister, ending up in handcuffs. cheering and applause. back in the hall, an ovation in support to will her on. even though there has been chatter about her suitability for thejob for weeks. it was at least good fodder for a joke at labour's expense. i was about to talk about somebody i would like to give the pas too, and that isjeremy corbyn!

cheering. as she tried to press on, to make the case for markets, new plans for housing, schools and capping energy bills... she coughs. ..she began to falter. stuffed with a cold all week. what were meant to be bold statements were repeatedly choked by coughs. voice cracking: the deficit is back to precrisis levels. it sounds as if my voice is not on track! more than an hour on the podium. in some moments, it felt as if she wouldn't go on. hear, hear. the home secretary telling colleagues to get to their feet for ovations, to give the prime minister time to recover. the chancellor, yes, the chancellor passing cough sweets to try to help.

i hope you noticed that, ladies and gentlemen, the chancellor giving something away free! this was an ordeal. miles from a heart—swelling speech. and as if a prank and a dreadful cough weren't enough, watch this. theresa may's slogan literally falling apart as she spoke. but word by word, phrase by phrase, she doggedly ground on to the end. let us fulfil our duty to the british people. let us fulfil our duty to our country. let us fulfil our duty to britain. and let us renew the british dream. thank you. applause. trying to contain her cough, but perhaps distress, too. it was clearly a feat just to get through it. those who eye herjob wearing loyalty today.

imagine this happening to you on your most important day at work of the year. her husband comforting rather than celebrating with her at the end. but she led the party into an election she did not have to call, losing her majority and much of her authority — a precious commodity today's speech was intended to restore. that speech was less the british dream, it felt like a nightmare, it was a real struggle and notjust because of her voice. i don't think it felt like a struggle at all, it was really ambitious with clear proposals for reforms, ambitious on housing which we know needs to be addressed. it was a brilliant speech and the most important thing is she set out her vision for how to renew the british dream. she fought through and came out triumphantly and made a great speech despite having problems with her throat.

great speech. went through the things that matter. some of the audience clearly dumbfounded by what they had just seen. she needs to resign, the sooner she goes, the better for the party. so what if she had a bit of a cough, she is human. good on you, theresa, keep going. conference speeches can make or break political leaders — it's as simple as that. the air in here was deeply, deeply awkward at times, the crowd willing the prime minister just to get through it. no leader wants a sympathy vote. yet theresa may's allies are already praising the resilience that she showed today. there is drift in this party — the conference was a chance to set a direction again, to stop power deserting her. the prime minister has put her arguments, but will they be really be heard? this was her answer to her terrible luck this afternoon. now for her party, and for you, to answer her. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester. president trump is visiting

las vegas to meet families of the victims of the mass shooting which happened on sunday night — and the emergency services who responded. stephen paddock, a retired accountant, killed 58 people who were attending a music festival and injured more than 500. the gunman‘s partner was met by the fbi as she landed in los angeles last night. they hope she'll be able to shed light on his motives. get down! go that way! get out of here. there's gunshots coming from over there, go that way. it'sjust after 10pm, and the first shots have been fired. gunfire. police body—cam images capture the panic that is starting to spread in the concert ground. everybody stay down, stay down. where's it at? police are trying to identify

the source of the firing. north of the mandalay bay. it's coming out of a window. and to shepherd people to safety. everybody get down, get down. today, the president and first lady arrived in las vegas to meet some of the survivors and first responders. at police headquarters he was briefed on the investigation and then spoke to the people of las vegas and america. we cannot be defined by the evil that threatens us, or the violence that incites such terror. we are defined by our love, our caring, and our courage. key to the investigation will be this woman, stephen paddock‘s girlfriend. marilou danley was brought back from the philippines last night and is being questioned by the fbi. donald trump has described paddock as demented, and a madman. well, that's as may be, but as more details emerge, what becomes clear is that this was a meticulously planned and executed attack by a man who had a massive armoury, all legally obtained.

at the hospital, the president met medical staff and praised the way they had responded to the disaster. it makes you very proud to be an american when you see the job that they've done, and people that would not be around today, are up there, and they will be leaving the hospital in a week or two weeks or five weeks. though one question he didn't want to engage with. does america have a gun violence problem ? we're not going to talk about that. but in washington, no such restraint from those demanding a tightening of gun laws. gabby giffords, the congresswoman who nearly died after she was shot campaigning, leading the charge. now is the time to come together, be responsible. democrats, republicans, everyone. we must never stop fighting. fight, fight, fight. donald trump's motorcade passed

by the mandalay bay. today, he has fulfilled his role as consoler—in—chief, but on wider policy questions arising from this shooting, he chose silence. jon sopel, bbc news, las vegas. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories making news. a homeless man who murdered tracy wilkinson and her son in west midlands after the family had cared to him has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 30 yea rs. sentence with a minimum term of 30 years. but and army sergeant on trial attempted murder tried to kill his then wife by removing vital parts of her parachute, causing her to spend thousands of feet to the ground. he is also accused of trying to kill his wife on other

occasions,. amazon is paying more than £220 million after a crackdown. the company had been given a generous deal in luxembourg but the company denies receiving special treatment. the spanish government has rejected calls by mediation in the crisis over catalonia's campaign for independence and says it will not give in to black bow. it was responding to a statement made by the president of catalonia devolved government in which he called for mediation. in strasbourg, the european parliament held special debate on the crisis and the vice president of the european commission described the vote as illegal. respect for the rule of law is not optional, it is fundamental. if the

law does not give you what you want, you can pose the law, you can work to change the law but you cannot ignore the law. so it is a fundamental... applause ....soitis applause so it is fundamental applause .... so it is fundamental that applause so it is fundamental that the constitution is of every one of our member states are upheld and respect it. it has been a busy day, particularly in the light of what happened at the conservative party conference. we can give you a look at the newspaper headlines. unhappy reading for theresa may supporters. the metro reflects with disbelief on the catalogue of his fortunes. and the catalogue of his fortunes. and

the eye giving a centrestage to the prank. predicting these will be a final day in office. the daily express asking readers to trust her fighting spirit. the guardian also features the catalan crisis in spain. finally, a story in the times explores the risk of dementia for women who develop high bp in their 40s. that is the summary of of the news. now it is time for newsnight. a single misfortune might be regarded as nothing. open, global, self confident britain.