Liz Truss was having a brutal first week in Parliament when the Queen died and saved her ass
"It was a welcome respite from the pounding I was taking. They ask so many questions and they are so critical."
Liz Truss was having a brutal, nerve-wracking first week in her new job as PM, a job for which she had qualified by not being Rishi Sunak, when news of the Queen’s death spread putting an end to the pitiless barrage of questions and criticism from members of Parliament.
“I hadn’t even finished appointing cronies to my cabinet. They were just so mean. I didn’t think it would ever end, and was on the verge of a good cry when we received news of the Queen’s passing.
“Thank God, I remember thinking to myself as I fled the chamber and took refuge in my office where I prayed to the spirit of Maggie Thatcher to imbue me with some of her strength.
“Then to top it off I received a text from Boris…
We had such a good time on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral - we'd like to do it again for Liz. We 'Old Boys' put the fun in funeral. Would you mind terribly if we used No 10 on the night before the funeral? And maybe a bit of the morning of the funeral?
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