Truss rages at lettuce prank claiming it 'was not funny'

Liz Truss has hit out on social media after a banner featuring a lettuce was unfurled behind her as part of a stunt by a campaign group. She dubbed the group behind the prank, Led by Donkeys, as "far left", accusing them of attempting to "suppress free speech". She also said the stunt was "not funny".

- MILLIE COOKE

The former prime minister, who lasted just 49 days in office, stormed off stage at an event in Suffolk on Tuesday after 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.