It's official: the Daily Star's 60p lettuce outlasted Liz Truss in her disastrous spell as PM.

Last Friday (October 14) we pitted a lettuce from Tesco against the wet lettuce PM, seeing whether it would decay before Truss lost her job.

It came after her disastrous mini-budget, the tanking of the UK economy, the sacking of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and the subsequent tearing up of Truss' mini-budget.

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Over the course of the week thousands tuned into our livestream of the vegetable, which gained googly eyes and a wig as news of the contest went viral.

Winner, Winner, lettuce Dinner!!!
Winner, Winner, lettuce Dinner!!!

And then finally, yesterday (Friday, October 20) Truss gave her resignation speech outside Number 10 - simultaneously handing an easy victory to our lettuce after just one week.

Those watching the livestream saw the lettuce be crowned victor, celebrating with a glass of prosecco and a Greggs sausage roll as the national anthem played.

Throughout its march to glory, the lettuce captured the imagination of people everywhere and featured on news channels all over the world.

It was also a hot topic of conversation at Westminster.

The Daily Star's lettuce has entered Parliament... well, sort of
The Daily Star's lettuce entered Parliament... well, sort of

Prior to Truss going, Labour MP Chris Bryant fumed in an interview with Sky News: “We don't have a government, the lettuce might as well be running the country."

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who called for an immediate general election yesterday, mentioned it at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party in the week.

And it was discussed by yesterday’s Question Time panel featuring Minister for Climate Graham Stewart, Labour’s Jess Phillips and Rachel Johnson (Boris’ sister).

The winning vegetable also addressed the nation that came together to support it, although it romained tight-leafed over whether it would launch a Tory leadership bid.

The lettuce is now 500/1 to become one of your five (Prime Ministers) a day
The lettuce is now 500/1 to become one of your five (Prime Ministers) a day

The lettuce said: “I came into office at a time of great e-kale-nomic instability but after an unbe-leaf-able campaign, I am thrilled to have been crowned victorious in these chard times.

“However, we must romaine cautious. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

“Cos many people might think I am a little green, but truly I believe that I could be this country’s little gem.

“I want to commend my opponent, her heart was in it Butterhead was not.”

Elsewhere in lettuce land, the vegetable grew legs and took a walk to Downing Street where it demanded that Liz Truss "Romaine no more".

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Twitter was awash with lettuce memes

In a final stunt rubbing salt into the wounds, an image of the lettuce was beamed onto the Houses of Parliament as Truss’ removal van got to work.

It came as “Lettuce for PM” hit the Twitter trending tab with social media becoming awash with vegetable-based memes.

Lidl’s account tweeted: “Lettuce at 58p – a good buy.

“Liz Truss at Number 10 – a goodbye.”

Even Starmer has been keeping an eye on the vegetable
Even Starmer has been keeping an eye on the vegetable

Gary Lineker said: “It might be time to make the lettuce Prime minister even if it’s a romainer.”

And reacting to the news that Boris is plotting to get back into Number 10, comedian Jack Whitehall tweeted: “I’d honestly rather have that rotting lettuce in number 10 than Boris again.”

For a small fee of just £13, you can now have a personalised message sent to you by the lettuce via Cameo.

The vegetable grew legs and took a walk to Downing Street where it demanded that Liz Truss 'Romaine no more'
The vegetable grew legs and took a walk to Downing Street where it demanded that Liz Truss 'Romaine no more'

A portion of the money raised from the message will actually go to the Daily Star's charity of choice, Free The Bears which rescues bears from dangerous captivity and has sanctuaries in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

The lettuce is now 500/1 to become one of your five (Prime Ministers) a day.

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