In a perfect moment of symbolism, Theresa May's slogan falls apart as she speaks

Letters fall off Tory slogan behind Theresa May during conference speech

UK Prime Minister Theresa May delivered her Conservative party conference speech on Wednesday 4 October, and it went very badly.

Just about everything that could possibly go wrong, did.

In the run up to the speech she was criticised for possibly taking a few lines from The West Wing:

Then, prankster Lee Nelson somehow breached security to deliver her a P45 form "from Boris Johnson".

Then, she started to lose her voice so badly that Chancellor Philip Hammond had to offer her a lozenge:

And finally, possibly the most cutting of all, her set fell apart behind her as she was speaking about

People couldn't really believe the final kick in the teeth:

Later pictures revealed that even more letters had fallen off:

Picture: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Viewers would be forgiven for inferring that the Conservatives can't build a functioning stage for everyone, let alone a country.