Theresa May Delivers Housing Speech 'Looking Like She's Stuck In A Chimney'

Just another awkard set design blunder
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In the latest edition of “have they actually thought this through?” Theresa May has delivered a speech on housing from a wobbly lectern against a backdrop of fake bricks.

Far from delivering on the Tory “strong and stable” mantra, the staging prompted concerns from many a journalist for her safety... and a niggling suspicion she may be stuck.

It looks like Theresa May is giving her big speech on housing while standing inside a chimney. pic.twitter.com/4cT3Q19Fvs

— Jack Maidment (@jrmaidment) March 5, 2018

And for those having trouble visualising this...

Twitter says it makes her look like she's standing in a chimney pic.twitter.com/pLLyeZ4xD4

— Ross Kempsell (@rosskempsell) March 5, 2018

Aside from the possibility that a Downing Street aide recently watched The Thick Of It believing it to be a documentary, much of the debate online has centred around the thought process for the set design.

pic.twitter.com/mHjUT7wCLO

— Chris Mandle (@chris_mandle) March 5, 2018

Theresa May doing politics in the way I imagine my mum would.

"I've got an idea, if you're doing a speech about housing, should do it in front of Bricks and also cover your lectern in Bricks. Because houses are made of Bricks. You see.". pic.twitter.com/5w6OydD8YB

— Samuel Jenkinson🦎 (@samueljenkinson) March 5, 2018

"We want a backdrop for a speech that suggests 'building'."

"How about some bricks?"

"Bit obvious, but OK. Now, what about an idea for the lectern?"

"How about.... some bricks?"

"It's your last week isn't it?"

"Yup."

"It'll do." pic.twitter.com/gEpCN4GLOA

— The Media Blog (@TheMediaTweets) March 5, 2018

There were also some suggestions for what didn’t make the cut.

*mario sfx* boop-booop-booop-boop pic.twitter.com/p3ELF4Pa4Z

— Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 (@MarkDiStef) March 5, 2018

I really hope Sajid Javid bursts through this wall like a Wrecking Ball at the end https://t.co/seaJf666fS

— steve hawkes (@steve_hawkes) March 5, 2018

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— Andy Silvester (@silvesterldn) March 5, 2018

It’s not the first time the Conservatives have run into set design problems. In October May was widely mocked after the stage started to fall apart around her as she delivered the main speech at Conservative Party conference.

Standing in front of the slogan “a country that works for everyone”, letters began to drop off one by one during the calamitous presentation.

This time, the PM was actually trying to make a point warning developers they risk losing bids for planning permission if they have a record of failing to build houses.

May claimed successive governments had “failed to build enough of the right homes in the right places”.

After a week dominated by Brexit, May wanted to use the speech on Monday to attempt to shift the focus to her domestic agenda, with an attack on the “vicious circle” of rising house prices.

But y’know, the bricks.

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