Liz Truss
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
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| 2024 | Loses her seat in the general election, ending her tenure as MP for South West Norfolk. |
| 2024 | Loses her parliamentary seat in the general election. |
| 2024 | Loses her seat in the general election, ending her tenure as MP for South West Norfolk. |
| 2024 | Loses her parliamentary seat in the general election. |
| October 2024 | The Tesco branch in Walthamstow where the original lettuce was purchased is memorialized with a mock blue plaque commemorating the lettuce lasting longer than Truss's prime ministership, which was subsequently removed by supermarket managers. |
| October 2024 | The Tesco branch in Walthamstow where the original lettuce was purchased is memorialized with a mock blue plaque commemorating the lettuce lasting longer than Truss's prime ministership, which was subsequently removed by supermarket managers. |
| August 13 2024 | While promoting her memoirs in Beccles, Suffolk, Truss left the stage after the campaign group Led By Donkeys unfurled a banner featuring a lettuce and the text 'I crashed the economy'. Truss described this stunt as 'not funny'. |
| August 13 2024 | While promoting her memoirs in Beccles, Suffolk, Truss left the stage after the campaign group Led By Donkeys unfurled a banner featuring a lettuce and the text 'I crashed the economy'. Truss described this stunt as 'not funny'. |
| July 4 2024 | Lost her seat in the general election to Labour challenger Terry Jermy, despite defending a majority of over 26,000. |
| July 4 2024 | Lost her seat in the general election to Labour challenger Terry Jermy, despite defending a majority of over 26,000. |
| April 2024 | During an interview with BBC journalist Chris Mason, Truss further criticized the lettuce meme, describing it as 'pathetic point-scoring' and a preoccupation of the 'London elite'. |
| April 2024 | Gave a speech to the Institute for Government think tank, blaming 'groupthink' for the collapse of her premiership. |
| April 2024 | During an interview with BBC journalist Chris Mason, Truss further criticized the lettuce meme, describing it as 'pathetic point-scoring' and a preoccupation of the 'London elite'. |
| April 2024 | Gave a speech to the Institute for Government think tank, blaming 'groupthink' for the collapse of her premiership. |
| April 26 2024 | GB News presenters Tom Harwood and Emily Carver unveiled a lettuce decorated to resemble Humza Yousaf during the Scottish government crisis, dubbed 'Humza Yousleaf' |
| April 26 2024 | GB News presenters Tom Harwood and Emily Carver unveiled a lettuce decorated to resemble Humza Yousaf during the Scottish government crisis, dubbed 'Humza Yousleaf' |
| February 2024 | Co-launched the Popular Conservatism group with Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lee Anderson, and Priti Patel, and spoke at its inaugural event. |
| February 2024 | Co-launched the Popular Conservatism group with Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lee Anderson, and Priti Patel, and spoke at its inaugural event. |
| October 2023 | Held the 'Great British Growth Rally' event at the Conservative Party Conference, attended by hundreds of party members. |
| October 2023 | Held the 'Great British Growth Rally' event at the Conservative Party Conference, attended by hundreds of party members. |
| October 10 2023 | At the Labour Party Conference, Starmer jokes about the lettuce again, saying 'I never thought I'd say this but I'm beginning to see why Liz Truss won. Although I still think we'd be better off with that lettuce.' |
| October 10 2023 | At the Labour Party Conference, Starmer jokes about the lettuce again, saying 'I never thought I'd say this but I'm beginning to see why Liz Truss won. Although I still think we'd be better off with that lettuce.' |
| September 2023 | Announced her memoirs 'Ten Years to Save the West', which would be published in April 2024. |
| September 2023 | Announced her memoirs 'Ten Years to Save the West', which would be published in April 2024. |
| August 2023 | Submitted her list of resignation honours. |
| August 2023 | Submitted her list of resignation honours. |
| June 19 2023 | Liz Truss broke her silence about the 'lettuce meme' during a visit to Northern Ireland, publicly commenting on the incident in an interview with RTÉ journalist David McCullagh. She called the meme 'puerile' and not funny. |
| June 19 2023 | Liz Truss broke her silence about the 'lettuce meme' during a visit to Northern Ireland, publicly commenting on the incident in an interview with RTÉ journalist David McCullagh. She called the meme 'puerile' and not funny. |
| March 15 2023 | Keir Starmer makes a humorous reference to the lettuce during PMQs, saying 'The lettuces may be out, but the turnips are in' |
| March 15 2023 | Keir Starmer makes a humorous reference to the lettuce during PMQs, saying 'The lettuces may be out, but the turnips are in' |
| February 2023 | Truss wrote that she was not given a 'realistic chance' to enact her policies, criticizing the 'powerful economic establishment' and lack of support from her own party. |
| February 2023 | Truss was reselected as the Conservative candidate for South West Norfolk. |
| February 2023 | Truss wrote that she was not given a 'realistic chance' to enact her policies, criticizing the 'powerful economic establishment' and lack of support from her own party. |
| February 2023 | Truss was reselected as the Conservative candidate for South West Norfolk. |
| January 2023 | The Lincoln Project used the Liz Truss lettuce meme to mock Kevin McCarthy during the United States House of Representatives Speaker election |
| January 2023 | The Lincoln Project used the Liz Truss lettuce meme to mock Kevin McCarthy during the United States House of Representatives Speaker election |
| 2022 | Called Saudi Arabia an ally of the UK while simultaneously not condoning its policies on human rights and women's treatment. |
| 2022 | Truss condemned the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghur people as 'genocide' and called for reducing economic dependency on China and Russia. |
| 2022 | Railway strikes occurred throughout the summer and autumn, involving the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), challenging the government over issues of pay, redundancies, and changes to working conditions amid the cost of living crisis. |
| 2022 | During the July leadership election, Truss admitted she was 'wrong' about her previous stance on Brexit and was prepared to acknowledge this. |
| 2022 | Truss condemned the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghur people as 'genocide' and called for reducing economic dependency on China and Russia. |
| 2022 | Railway strikes occurred throughout the summer and autumn, involving the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), challenging the government over issues of pay, redundancies, and changes to working conditions amid the cost of living crisis. |
| 2022 | Called Saudi Arabia an ally of the UK while simultaneously not condoning its policies on human rights and women's treatment. |
| 2022 | During the July leadership election, Truss admitted she was 'wrong' about her previous stance on Brexit and was prepared to acknowledge this. |
| November 2022 | An independent think tank, Resolution Foundation, estimated that the Truss government was responsible for £30bn of the £60bn fiscal hole that needs to be addressed. |
| November 2022 | An independent think tank, Resolution Foundation, estimated that the Truss government was responsible for £30bn of the £60bn fiscal hole that needs to be addressed. |
| November 14 2022 | During I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, presenters Ant & Dec introduced a lettuce named Spud, humorously asking which would last longer between the lettuce and MP Matt Hancock |
| November 14 2022 | During I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, presenters Ant & Dec introduced a lettuce named Spud, humorously asking which would last longer between the lettuce and MP Matt Hancock |
| November 9 2022 | During Prime Minister's Questions, a Labour backbench MP shouts 'bring the lettuce back!' |
| November 9 2022 | During Prime Minister's Questions, a Labour backbench MP shouts 'bring the lettuce back!' |
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