[Ammi]

Youtube video

Liz Truss stormed off stage at an event to promote her book on after a banner featuring a lettuce was unfurled behind her as part of a stunt by a campaign group.

The former prime minister, who lasted just 49 days in office, was addressing an audience in Suffolk on Tuesday when the banner, emblazoned with the vegetable and carrying the words “I crashed the economy”, was unveiled.

The stunt was a reference to the challenge set by the Daily Star newspaper in October 2022 to see if Ms Truss’s premiership could outlast the shelf life of a head of iceberg lettuce.

The salad leaves lasted longer than the Tory prime minister’s government, which collapsed in the wake of a largely unfunded mini-budget which caused mortgages across the UK to skyrocket.

A video of the prank this week shows Ms Truss saying: “I support Trump and I want him to win... But the, it’s what I was saying about incumbents, I think the average American is not doing well.”

Unaware of the banner behind her, the former prime minister continued: “I think it was Bill Clinton’s adviser who said ‘it’s the economy stupid’, so I think that he will probably win.”

Ms Truss appeared to be visibly irritated by the prank, saying “that’s not funny”, before collecting her belongings and leaving the stage.

Political campaign group Led by Donkeys claimed credit for the stunt, posting a video to social media with the caption: “Liz Truss is on a pro-Trump speaking tour. So we dropped a strategically-positioned remote-controlled lettuce banner.”


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2596045.html

[arista]

[arista]

Good her assistant
walked on stage to tell her

Was an obese interview fella

[bots]

after what she did to the country, she deserves to be ridiculed at every opportunity

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

after what she did to the country, she deserves to be ridiculed at every opportunity

Of Course

[arista]

[She had been mid-sentence at Beccles public hall,
in Suffolk, when a banner was unveiled behind
her and sent the crowd into fits of laughter.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ner-prank.html

[Beso]

Shitshow, strangers obviously given the reign of the building to set up the screen, luckily it wasnt anything more sinister.

Laugh it up while you can, things will only get worse.

[arista]

Back in the Day
The Star found the lettuce
could last longer.
Kept in a cool room.

[arista]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Shitshow, strangers obviously given the reign of the building to set up the screen, luckily it wasnt anything more sinister.

Laugh it up while you can, things will only get worse.

Yes on All UK News channels
they debated how easily she could have been killed

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

Her dress which was green, the same color as a lettuce - was also buttoned up too high.

When she uncrossed her legs, I bet the people at the front could see her knickers.

Disgusting.

[joeysteele]

It shut her up and stopped her spouting out her ridiculous nonsense.
It's incredible that she thinks she is still relevant.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Her dress which was green, the same color as a lettuce - was also buttoned up too high.

When she uncrossed her legs, I bet the people at the front could see her knickers.

Disgusting.

I doubt they could see her knickers

[arista]