Our lettuce outlasted Liz Truss, British paper declares, as PM quits

British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Liz Truss makes a statement on sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine, in the House of Commons, London, Britain, February 28, 2022. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS/Files

LONDON (Reuters) - To the strains of Britain's national anthem, a national newspaper on Thursday declared a lettuce the victor in a race to see if it could outlast Liz Truss, after the under-fire prime minister resigned.

The tabloid Daily Star set up a live feed on Friday showing the unrefrigerated iceberg next to a photo of Truss, asking readers: "Which wet lettuce will last longer?"