Theresa May has revealed she is the victim of a coughing campaign at Conservative Central Office. Mrs May caused controversy at last year' party conference when she told delegates something or other while sporting a pair of a leopard-print shoes.

However, the party chairman insisted she is still taken seriously, as she spoke to reporters in patchwork suede kitten heels with a button-effect front, drawing the eye elegantly towards the ankle-high top, trimmed with just a hint of leather edging.