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Photograph: Martin Belam/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe fake blue plaque mounted outside the Tesco in Walthamstow. Photograph: Martin Belam/The GuardianLiz Truss This article is more than 4 months old‘Blue plaque’ at Walthamstow Tesco honours lettuce that outlasted Liz TrussThis article is more than 4 months oldStar of Daily Star’s web stunt given fake heritage mark after proving itself less perishable than Truss’s premiershipMartin BelamFri 4 Oct 2024 13.41 EDTLast modified on Fri 4 Oct 2024 14.51 EDTShareA fake blue plaque has been erected outside a Tesco in Walthamstow to commemorate the fact that the lettuce that famously outlasted Liz Truss’s premiership was bought there.View image in fullscreenThe Daily Star’s livestreamed iceberg lettuce. Photograph: Daily StarAt the death of her 49 days as prime minister a wilting 60p iceberg lettuce from Tesco in a blond wig was declared the winner of a race to last longest as she lost her grip on power after her disastrous mini-budget, which led to her sacking the then chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng.As it looked like her time in Downing Street was up, the Daily Star set up a webcam on the lettuce to see if it would have a longer shelf-life than the prime minister. After seven days it duly did.In a further twist, the blue plaque added to the Tesco in east London was next to a huge promotional Tesco image for British cheese. Truss famously declared at a Conservative party conference in 2014 that it was a “disgrace” that the UK imported two-thirds of its cheese.View image in fullscreenA blue plaque about Liz Truss and a lettuce at a Walthamstow Tesco. Photograph: Martin Belam/The GuardianIt is unlikely that the former MP, who lost her seat at the general election in July, will see the funny side. In August she abruptly left an event, saying it was “not funny” when a banner placed by campaign group Led by Donkeys descended behind her during an event to promote her book which had a picture of a lettuce and the slogan “I crashed the economy”.0:52Liz Truss talk interrupted by lettuce banner – videoIt is not known if the Tesco store in Walthamstow stocks the Norfolk Peer, which Truss once said was her favourite potato.Truss has been contacted for comment.Explore more on these topicsLiz TrussDaily StarTescoConservativesLondonShareReuse this contentMore on this storyMore on this storyLiz Truss says UK will fail unless British media outlets are ‘fixed’13 Jan 2025Liz Truss sends legal letter ordering Starmer to stop saying she crashed economy9 Jan 2025Liz Truss: Tories would have done better in UK election if I had stayed PM30 Sept 2024Liz Truss leaves stage over ‘I crashed the economy’ lettuce banner14 Aug 2024Kwasi Kwarteng calls Liz Truss ‘kind of Trumpian’ over firing by tweet2 May 2024Liz Truss book enters bestseller list in 70th place with 2,228 copies sold26 Apr 2024Hoopla around Truss and Rayner shows Michael Ashcroft still steering the debate19 Apr 2024Fair to say America isn’t gripped by Liz Trussmania. 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