Not even the weather could dampen enthusiasm for Liz Truss’s speech (kidding) – 28 frank appraisals
16.
I’m not a religious person but huge great thunderclaps and lightning around Britain just as Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister? that’s NO COINCIDENCE
— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@davemacladd) September 5, 2022
17.
It makes perfect sense that my government starts with the announcement of an appalling shower in Downing Street.
— Parody Prime Minister (@Parody_PM) September 6, 2022
18.
Liz Truss, Tory PM, says she’ll rebuild the economy after 12 years of Tory government pic.twitter.com/QQ5d333EHd
— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 (@TobyonTV) September 6, 2022
19.
Despite speculation, awkward wooden thing outside No 10 is NOT Liz Truss, says govt. pic.twitter.com/a64mQ6FK5W
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) September 6, 2022
20.
Liz Truss’s wiggly lectern apparently made by whoever built the Dark Aster. pic.twitter.com/lKnNMdElnm
— Daniel Pietersen (@pietersender) September 6, 2022
21.
She’s melted. pic.twitter.com/eGstOHVgvB
— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) September 6, 2022
22.
The Very Serious Political Journalists on BBC News are telling us that Truss' speech was uninspiring, content-free, lacked optimism and was boring on purpose. Also that she would have spent time preparing it and learning it. pic.twitter.com/DutiGAuMum
— Nick Pettigrew🇺🇦 (@Nick_Pettigrew) September 6, 2022
23.
They've brought her lectern out pic.twitter.com/7nKvVlULjE
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) September 6, 2022
24.
if a scriptwriter had the sun breaking through the clouds & shining as Boris Johnson finally left, then a downpour arriving as Liz Truss arrived, they’d be told it was too on the nose pic.twitter.com/cRsI1BgLlf
— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 (@TobyonTV) September 6, 2022
25.
I think it’s an amazing skill that Liz Truss can talk for so long without saying anything at all. It’s such a shame she went into politics instead of sleep tapes.
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) September 6, 2022
26.
Feels appropriate that the new lectern is twisted. Much like the "truth" that'll be spoken from it. pic.twitter.com/oSOdjwqsYF
— Beau (@DrBeauBeaumont) September 6, 2022
27.
Boris Johnson’s premiership will be remembered as a time of ‘huge consequence’ says Liz Truss, after mixing up her C words.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) September 6, 2022
28.
— Public_Pegg (@PeggPublic) September 6, 2022
We’ll leave you with Mitch Benn’s one-word summary.
— Mitch Benn 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@MitchBenn) September 6, 2022
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