Summary
- Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss left a book promotion event in Suffolk after a remote-controlled banner with the phrase “I crashed the economy” was lowered behind her.
- Truss, who was discussing the US presidential election and expressing support for Trump, walked off stage visibly upset.
- The banner was created by campaign group Led By Donkeys as a nod to Truss’s brief premiership and a Daily Star lettuce livestream.
- The incident caused some laughter in the audience, while others applauded Truss’s abrupt exit.