LONDON – Theresa May was interrupted during her conference speech by a protestor who handed her a P45 and said: “Boris asked me to give this to you.”

The prime minister’s speech was stopped by comedian Lee Nelson, real name Simon Brodkin, who gave her the piece of paper. She dropped the piece of paper to the floor before the protestor was removed.

Brodkin tweeted “Hi @BorisJohnson, I gave Theresa her P45 just like you asked.” He was arrested after the incident to prevent a breach of the peace, but was later released.

Chief superintendent John O’Hare of Greater Manchester Police said: “The man had legitimate accreditation which granted him access to the conference site.”

On the P45 under "Reasons for termination" the prankster wrote: "Neither strong or stable. We're a bit worried about Jezza."

May responded by saying the man she wanted to give a P45 to was Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Watch Theresa May be interrupted below

May was also forced to stop her speech repeatedly due to a recurring cough. The audience gave her an ovation to allow her time to recover her voice, during which Chancellor Philip Hammond gave her a cough sweet.

Watch the prime minister lose her voice while coughing

Theresa May loses her voiceduring her big speech - but Philip Hammond comes to the rescuehttps://t.co/SOgLfabjYGpic.twitter.com/8I7WbEUtQI

https://t.co/SOgLfabjYGpic.twitter.com/8I7WbEUtQIOctober 4, 2017