# Liz Truss tries to lead the UK {and resigns as of 2022-10-20}

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**Created:** [September 5, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-truss-tries-to-lead-the-uk-and-resigns-as-of-2022-10-20/970992 "2022-09-05T14:06:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-truss-tries-to-lead-the-uk-and-resigns-as-of-2022-10-20/970992/380 "2022-10-20T15:42:51Z")

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> [@AK84](#):
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> #BringBackBoris

In the previous “X tries to lead the UK” thread I vented a little spleen about Tory MPs infatuation with Boris. Given that some of them are now indeed clling for him to return, I will save myself some time and simply self-quote:

> [@Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to lead the UK but has resigned on July 7, 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872/1154):
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> Another core Conservative Party value appears to be: being an absolute shower of fucking rubes, as dumb a collection of natural born suckers as PT Barnum could ever dream of meeting.  
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> How the fuck do any of these guys think that Johnson is about to stop being Johnson. He is exactly who he is when they made him Leader and PM, and he always will be. The idea that he’s about to turn things round and become a trustworthy leader with a strong grip on government is for the birds.

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