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British PM showed guts and grace in conference speech, minister says

LONDON, Oct (Shenzhen: 000069.SZ - news) 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May showed guts and grace by continuing with her keynote Conservative Party conference speech despite a repeated coughing fit and an interruption by a prankster, business minister Greg Clark told Sky (Frankfurt: 893517 - news) on Thursday.

"She (Munich: SOQ.MU - news) showed guts and grace," Clark told Sky News. He added that there was huge warmth towards May in the conference hall.

May’s bid to reassert her dwindling authority was ruined on Wednesday when her keynote speech was interrupted by repeated coughing fits, a prankster, and even letters of her slogan falling off the set behind her. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; editing by Estelle Shirbon)