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PM struggles through her conference speech

Theresa May's address is overshadowed by a persistent cough and a prankster, the World Tonight discusses it with supporters and critics.

Theresa May's address is overshadowed by a persistent cough and a prankster - we discuss it with supporters and critics: President Trump has met families of victims of the Las Vegas shootings; and we hear from a refugee who's made a critically acclaimed film in an Australian detention centre.

(Picture: Theresa May suffers a coughing fit whilst addressing the Conservative Party conference in Manchester Credit: REUTERS/Phil Noble).

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