New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday became the shortest-serving PM in the country’s history when announced her resignation just six weeks after taking office.
Truss’s political career wilted quicker than a lettuce, a tabloid stunt found out.
British tabloid The Daily Star launched a livestream last week of a head of lettuce with the aim of testing whether Truss would outlast the 10-day shelf life of lettuce as the prime minister of Britain. She did not.
BREAKING NEWS:
🚨 THE LETTUCE HAS OFFICIALLY OUTLASTED LIZ TRUSS AND WON 🚨
ALL HAIL THE LETTUCE.
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 20, 2022
The lettuce “has so far refused to comment on its political future”, the tabloid added. The Daily Star’s Friday morning frontpage reads the headline “Lettuce Rejoice”, accompanying an image of the lettuce wearing a wig, with a glass of champagne next to it.
Truss’s sudden resignation also sparked a meme fest on social media.
Friday’s Daily Star: “Lettuce rejoice” #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/OJGCw4EGJs
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) October 20, 2022
This is me when I set my alarm
And then me when it goes off in the morning pic.twitter.com/aFWRXVZouN
— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) October 20, 2022
truss is out after 45 days britain’s pm!
shortest, most shambolic premiership in uk history!
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) October 20, 2022
