Liz Truss criticises British media, brands lettuce livestream as ‘puerile’

Former prime minister Liz Truss has criticised some elements of the media as “froth”, and said that comparisons between her dress sense and Margaret Thatcher’s represent “lazy thinking”.

She also described the Daily Star’s livestream of a lettuce, to see if it would last longer than her tenure in No 10, as “puerile”.

Asked at a media conference in Dublin whether she seeks to dress like Baroness Thatcher, she said female politicians are often ...