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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Marina Hyde

At least Liz Truss’s dull delivery skills will make oncoming crises seem less dramatic

The Queen greets Truss at Balmoral, Scotland.
‘Presumably Her Majesty asked Liz Truss to form a government in the same way you might ask a telemarketer if you can call them back in five minutes.’ The Queen greets Truss at Balmoral, Scotland. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Well, there it is. The UK’s third prime minister in just over three years is Liz Truss, the troubling result of a lab accident in which a community centre asset stripper was crossbred with a Live-Laugh-Love decal.

Her predecessor, Boris Johnson, left Downing Street this morning after an arrogant, lie-heavy speech, in which he displayed his character development after three years in office – precisely zero. None of his children was there (it’s actually quite a small street). He remains a short king over the water for any number of Conservatives who somehow still yearn to be shackled to a wildly underachieving narcissist who openly despises them. There’s being psychologically beaten, and then there’s … that.

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