Several delegates fall asleep during Therese Coffey’s speech at Tory conference
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Therese Coffey’s speech was too much for at least four delegates – who fell asleep during it at Conservative Party conference.
The Health Secretary was telling them her party “will always be on your side, when you need care the most”.
But as cameras panned, around four audience members were seen having an afternoon nap in Birmingham as Coffey spoke under a sign reading: “Getting Britain Moving”.
Viewer Brendan May wrote on Twitter: “The death of a political party, filmed up close for the first time ever. It’s like an Attenborough film about extinction.”
Shadow Justice Minister Alex Cunningham replied: “At least I keep my eyes open when she’s speaking.”
Deputy PM Coffey had reiterated that the Government would aim to get more people currently too ill to work back into employment.
Speaking on the main stage, she said: “We know work is good for you, both physically and for mental wellbeing, as well as putting more pounds in your pocket.
“That is why I will strive to support those not working now due to ill health, to help them to start, stay, and succeed in work; building on the Prime Minister’s pledge to have more mental health support in communities.
“Because together we can deliver a healthier, more productive society, all the stronger, to help grow our economy.”
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Tory Conference: Audience members sleep as they listen to Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey
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