UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has been pitted against a head of lettuce, to see if she can last longer in power than the vegetable's shelf life. Read more here:
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has found herself in a competition to outlast a head of lettuce as fellow Conservative Party members and the general public question her leadership.
"Will Liz Truss still be Prime Minister within the 10 day shelf-life of a lettuce?" the video caption reads. Suella Braverman quit on 19 October with a strongly-worded criticism of Ms Truss, underscoring the erosion of the prime minister's authority after just weeks in the job.
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