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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Dan Bloom

Liz Truss makes amusing first gaffe two minutes after getting onto Tory leadership ballot

Liz Truss made an amusing first gaffe just minutes after securing her spot onto the Tory leadership ballot.

The Foreign Secretary's first tweet after she made it onto the ballot with ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak told Brits she was "ready to hit the ground".

Many observers were quick to point out she may have missed out the word "running" from the popular phrase - changing the meaning entirely in an awkward gaffe.

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