The Head Of Lettuce Has Won: Memes React To The Resignation Of Prime Minister Liz Truss

By Aidan Walker
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• Published 2 years ago

Published 2 years ago

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation today, capping a wild past few days in British politics and their ensuing memes.

Her resignation is far from unexpected. British tabloid Daily Star ran a livestream of a picture of Truss and a head of lettuce, wagering that Truss would be out of office before the vegetable rotted. It seems the lettuce has won, and the internet is ripe with memes referencing it.


To celebrate, the lettuce was gifted with a traditional British treat — a Gregg’s sausage roll. Despite a worrisome brown streak and heavy wilting, the vegetable seemed to be in good shape.


Liz Truss became Prime Minister following a leadership election in the Conservative (also known as Tory) party to replace Boris Johnson, who resigned following several scandals. This means it was not voters that selected Truss, but other politicians.

During her 45-day tenure, Queen Elizabeth II died and Truss proposed a controversial tax plan that sent world markets into a downward spiral. Her government then backtracked and undid some of the tax plan, leading to several resignations and un-resignations of senior officials.

According to the most recent polls, Truss had a whopping negative 60 percent approval rating. Now, she has officially resigned.


Many online joked about the brevity of Truss’ time in power. Anthony Scaramucci, who was famously the White House Communications Director for only 10 days in 2017, measured her tenure against his.


The other major party in Britain, Labour, is calling for a general election so that a totally new government can form. Many speculate that Labour would do well in a new election because of the current instability and unpopularity of the Conservative Party.


Many also seem upset at the instability in the British government. Since the vote to exit the European Union in 2016, the country’s politics have often been in turmoil.

Some see the turmoil as symptomatic of larger problems in the world’s major democracies, and linked troubles in Britain to troubles across the Atlantic and elsewhere.


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