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Liz Truss: 'I Was Too Good' for PM Role

10/29/2025

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Liz Truss, former UK Prime Minister, says her brief tenure ended because she was "too good" at the job.
In a podcast, Truss dismissed the lettuce comparison, saying she was unaware because she does not read the press.
Truss criticized the Conservative Party's choice of Rishi Sunak and called critics of her economic decisions "utter b***ocks".

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Liz Truss, former UK Prime Minister, says her brief tenure ended because she was "too good" at the job.
In a podcast, Truss dismissed the lettuce comparison, saying she was unaware because she does not read the press.
Truss criticized the Conservative Party's choice of Rishi Sunak and called critics of her economic decisions "utter b***ocks".