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23 funniest things people said about Liz Truss’s calamitous local radio interviews

Prime minister (at the time of writing) Liz Truss finally emerged from the Downing Street bunker and she’s now probably wishing she never left.

The PM did a round of BBC local radio interviews rather than appearing on national TV or radio. And if she was expecting an easier ride, as some people suggested, she was most sorely mistaken.

Here’s just a few of the highlights of the humiliation she suffered.

On BBC Radio Stoke …

On BBC Radio Bristol …

On BBC Radio Lancashire …

On BBC Radio Nottingham …

And finally, on BBC Radio Leeds.

And here are just a few of the many, many things people were saying about it today.

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https://twitter.com/janinegibson/status/1575398837799247872?s=20&t=KqTHb_yei04WPFbHc1HzPQ

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https://twitter.com/sueperkins/status/1575424030215208960?s=20&t=KqTHb_yei04WPFbHc1HzPQ

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https://twitter.com/TobyonTV/status/1575398836251631617?s=20&t=KqTHb_yei04WPFbHc1HzPQ

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https://twitter.com/LizTruss_MP/status/1575420540407406594?s=20&t=KqTHb_yei04WPFbHc1HzPQ

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