'I don't think it's funny': Liz Truss says being compared to a lettuce was 'puerile' after 44-day stint as PM
was asked about the Daily Star's stunt for the first time, which saw the publication run a competition about whether she could outlast a lettuce as prime minister.
The competition between Ms Truss and the lettuce came after a comparison between the two by the Economist.The Daily Star then set up a live stream with a 60p lettuce, next to picture of Ms Truss, to see which of the two could outlast each other.Speaking at a media conference in Dublin, the former prime minister Liz Truss also labelled comparisons between her dress sense and Margaret Thatcher's as "lazy thinking".
"I just think, frankly, it's lazy thinking on people's part. It's not something I have ever consciously sought to do at all," she said.Continuing her criticism of the press, Ms Truss said that although the "robust debate" in the British media represents "a good thing overall", she also expressed frustration with certain elements.
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