These boots are made for addressing Conference

Or perhaps the truth is more prosaic: given that we've been experiencing force eight gales and horizontal rain in London, a sturdy pair of wellies was the only way to make it to the Conference centre in Blackpool without developing a severe case of trench foot?

Either way, a word of t'interweb advice folks - do not try a Google image search on "Theresa May" at work. There are some strange, disturbed people in the world all of whom would be better employed photoshopping James Purnell than they would putting images of Ms May's head on the top of female bodies undertaking all sorts of unusual activities.