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Jacob Phillips

Furious Liz Truss breaks silence on viral lettuce prank after storming off stage

Former prime minister Liz Truss has broken her silence after she stormed off stage at an event promoting her book where she was once again pranked with a lettuce.

Ms Truss, who lasted just 49 days in office, was speaking to a crowd in Suffolk on Tuesday when a banner with the vegetable and the words “I crashed the economy” was slowly lowered onto the stage by campaign group Led By Donkeys.

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