Liz Truss leaves stage as lettuce banner unfurls

A speech by Liz Truss was interrupted when a banner showing a picture of a lettuce unfurled above her.

The former prime minister was on stage at a public event at Beccles Public Hall, Suffolk, when the banner - which also read 'I crashed the economy' - appeared.

A video posted on X showed the speech being stopped and Ms Truss walking off stage.

The activism group Led By Donkeys claimed responsibility for the stunt.

"Liz Truss is on a pro-Trump speaking tour. So we dropped a strategically-positioned remote-controlled lettuce banner," the group posted on social media.

In 2022, during her 49 days as prime minister, the Daily Star newspaper created a live web-cam feed to test whether her term in office would outlast a 60p iceberg lettuce.

Ms Truss lost the South West Norfolk seat, which she had held for the Conservatives since 2010, in July's general election.

She was speaking in Beccles on Tuesday evening to promote her new book.

In the footage, Ms Truss stops speaking when her attention is drawn to the banner behind her. She is then heard to remark "that's not funny" before she leaves the stage.

Ms Truss has been approached for comment.