Jewish prankster Simon Brodkin interrupted Theresa May’s speech at Conservative Party conference, handing her a P45 form.
The Prime Minister’s speech was held up by a few minutes as the hall turned to watch the TV star - dressed in a shirt, tie and glasses - being led out by security personnel.
Brodkin has pulled off a number of pranks on public figures – including throwing money over then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter and rolling swastika golf balls towards Donald Trump.
The comedian is also known for his alter-ego Lee Nelson.
P45 stunt was by comedian Simon Brodkin / Lee Nelson
— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) October 4, 2017
NEW: We found what we assume is the P45 the prankster tried to hand to PM during her speech. #cpc17 pic.twitter.com/QeB64wxRkT
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) October 4, 2017
Protester gave his name as Simon Brodkin and is believed to be comedian Lee Nelson https://t.co/4iEvjTpIeU
— Lucy Fisher (@LOS_Fisher) October 4, 2017
Comedian Simon Brodkin being led out after gatecrashing Theresa May's speech - saying Boris gave him the P45 to give to the PM pic.twitter.com/QIvs1R3zP0
— Alain Tolhurst (@Alain_Tolhurst) October 4, 2017
Afterwards Brodkin tweeted that the P45 was intended for Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
Hi @BorisJohnson, I gave Theresa her P45 just like you asked. pic.twitter.com/gzW0UluDMv
— Simon Brodkin (@simonbrodkin) October 4, 2017
Theresa May continued after a round of applause from the audience.
During her speech, Mrs May also criticised Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to tackling discrimination in his party, saying he had allowed “antisemitism and misogyny to run free”.
