“Can Liz Truss last longer than this salad?” The British tabloid “Daily Star” posed this question last Friday and set up a live broadcast on YouTube, showing a photo of the prime minister next to a head of lettuce with eyes glued on.
In view of the rapidly evolving government crisis, “Economist” magazine recently stated that Truss had the shelf life of a salad.
Now it is clear: the head of lettuce has won – Truss announced her resignation after 44 days. Numerous users celebrated the joke on Twitter. After the layoff, the tabloid’s live stream had several thousand viewers celebrating the lettuce’s victory in the comments.
Blonde wig and “face”
Meanwhile, the photo of Truss was placed face down on the table, colorful lights swirled around, and songs like “God Save the King” or “Celebration” were repeated over and over. The head of lettuce wears a blonde wig and has eyes taped up by the makers.
Commenting on YouTube, one user writes, “I wanted to be a part of this monumental moment.” And on Twitter there is ridicule and malice for the chaos in Britain. Several are now demanding that the head of lettuce be appointed as the new prime minister.
Truss caused chaos in the financial markets
The 47-year-old successor to scandal-ridden ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under immense pressure after her economic policies wreaked unprecedented havoc on financial markets within days. Truss had to make a 180-degree political turn and within a week lost two of her top ministers, Kwasi Kwarteng as Finance Minister and Suella Braverman as Home Secretary.
About 24 hours before her resignation, she had protested in the British House of Commons that she did not want to give up and that she was “a fighter”. While pointing out the difficult economic times and political instability across the continent, she also admitted that under the current circumstances she could no longer carry out her vision of radical economic growth (neo/SDA)