The lettuce claims its victory. A photo of the salad competing for longevity with British Prime Minister Liz Truss was projected on the facade of the Palace of Westminster, which houses the British Parliament, on Thursday night.
the british tabloid daily star had placed a salad next to a portrait of Liz Truss and had been broadcasting the image live on the Internet for seven days, with the caption: “Can Liz Truss Survive Lettuce?” The tabloid is also probably in the initiative of the projection on the facade of the Parliament.
Liz Truss resigned from her post on Thursday saying that “given the situation” she “would not be able to fulfill” the mandate for which she was elected by the Conservative Party. She became, in effect, the shortest-lived British prime minister, spending just six weeks in office.
Victory speech and tabloid cover
the staging of daily star found an echo even in the international press. The tabloid on Thursday proclaimed the salad’s victory on social media and on its site, even going so far as to post a “victory speech” from its supporting vegetable, confetti, on YouTube.
The salad also occupies the front page of the newspaper this Friday.
Two weeks after his arrival, the Liz Truss government had announced an economic plan that included tens of billions in tax cuts that were not clearly funded, sending financial markets into a panic.
The cost of long-term government borrowing had ballooned to more than 5% for 30-year debt, the highest in 20 years, and the Bank of England had to intervene in the bond market. The pound had plunged to a record low against the dollar. Liz Truss had to give up most of the announced measures.
“The Lady in the Iceberg”
The comparison between Liz Truss and an iceberg salad first appeared in a serious newspaper: The Economist.
The weekly published a column on October 11 on “The iceberg lady” (“The lady of the iceberg”) while Liz Truss is a great admirer of Margaret Thatcher, “The iron lady” (“The iron lady”).
“Whatever time Liz Truss is in office, she will be remembered as the prime minister whose term was the shortest in British political history,” he said. The Economist in this column.
“She was in control for seven days. It is the life of a lettuce”, wrote the newspaper, detailing his calculation: between his coming to power on September 6 and the announcement on September 23 of his budgetary measures that unleashed panic in the markets, if we discount the 10 days of mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, only seven days remain.
A new British prime minister will be appointed on October 28 through a fast-track process. Only three people, selected by Conservative MPs, can be candidates. They will be decided by the members of the parties.
Source: BFM TV
