Liz Truss lettuce

On 14 October 2022, the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Star began a livestream of a head of lettuce next to a framed photograph of Liz Truss, who had just become prime minister of the United Kingdom.[1]

This joke was made in response to an article by The Economist that compared the shortness of time of Truss's premiership to the shelf life of a lettuce. The October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis happened just weeks into her term, and many commentators thought that she would resign soon.[2] The lettuce soon became popular for the public. The Daily Star had the lettuce on Cameo, allowing users to get a personalized message "by the lettuce" for £13.[3][4]

On 18 October 2022, the Daily Star added a pair of googly eyes and a blonde wig on the lettuce, followed by fake feet and hands and glasses to make it look like Truss.[5]

Truss announced her resignation as prime minister on 20 October 2022, before the lettuce had expired.[6][7] After her resignation announcement, an image of the lettuce was projected onto the Palace of Westminster the same day.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Victor, Daniel (19 October 2022). "The Lettuce Outlasts Liz Truss". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Liz Truss has made Britain a riskier bet for bond investors". The Economist. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Cailler, Adam (18 October 2022). "Daily Star's viral Liz Truss Lettuce becomes latest 'celebrity' to join Cameo". Daily Star. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Collins, Katie (20 October 2022). "Liz Truss Outlasted by a Lettuce: The UK Loses Another Prime Minister". CNET. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Our lettuce outlasted Liz Truss, British paper declares, as PM quits". Reuters. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister with new Tory leader to be in place by 28 October as calls for general election grow – live". The Guardian. 2022-10-20. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  7. ↑ "Iceberg lettuce in blond wig outlasts Liz Truss". The Guardian. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Six moments from the PM's six chaotic weeks". BBC News. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.