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LONDON, Oct. 4--- British Prime Minister Theresa May set Britain on a course Wednesday aimed at giving new hope to the dreams of young people struggling to get a home of their own. But her keynote speech at the end of the Conservative conference in Manchester centered on her message "building a country that works for everyone" will be remembered for a catalogue of disasters. "Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong in a speech designed to unite the Conservatives behind their leader," said a report in the Guardian newspaper. A prankster managed to get through a strict security net and handed a note to May as she delivered her speech to a hall packed with thousands of delegates during liver coverage on television. The prime minister then struggled through most of the speech, suffering for bouts of coughing, eased only a little by a cough speech handed over by the Chancellor Philip Hammond. Then some of the letters started to drop from the backdrop screen behind her rostrum. The prankster, comedian Simon Brodkin handed May a fake P45 form, the official letter handed to people when they lose their jobs. He was bundled away by security staff and later handcuffed as police carried out a body search. May was given a rousing reception from her audience after managing to complete her speech. The chain of disastrous events captured the headlines in newspapers and in broadcast media. | 
