The former prime minister, who lasted 45 days in office, was in Suffolk discussing the US presidential election on Tuesday when the campaign group Led By Donkeys lowered its remote-controlled banner with a huge picture of a lettuce behind her.
Truss has since said the prank "was not funny". In a statement on X, Truss called Led By Donkeys "farleft activists" who used the stunt as a means to "intimidate people and suppress free speech".
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