All hail the red tops! Papers react to Liz Truss resignation

The papers speculate about the successor to the nation’s shortest-serving Prime Minister.

The i and the Financial Times lead on the shortest premiership stint in Downing Street’s history, while Metro dubs Ms Truss “the worst PM we’ve ever had”.

Friday's front page: Gone in 44 days#TomorrowsPapersToday

🔴Latest from @HugoGye https://t.co/2OfpOTvVbD pic.twitter.com/0sq7r7BiQ5
— i newspaper (@theipaper) October 20, 2022

Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰

THE WORST PM WE'VE EVER HAD

🔴 UK's shortest serving Premier in history

🔴 Now Boris Planning to make a comeback#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yZPlkJ6EJx
— Metro (@MetroUK) October 20, 2022

The Guardian calls it “the bitter end”.

Guardian front page, Friday 21 October 2022: The bitter end pic.twitter.com/fYxyzOB7bi
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 20, 2022

The Independent and the Daily Mirror push for a general election.

Friday's front page: General election now #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/3Yf6gclUl3 pic.twitter.com/pBY5COb47s
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 20, 2022

The Daily Telegraph, The Sun and the Daily Express report on a speculated Boris Johnson comeback.

🗞 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'Boris Johnson tells Tories: I can save party from election wipeout'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 20, 2022

Front page – He couldn't could he … Will Boris bounce back to No 10?#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/w87NsUSUCf pic.twitter.com/GgKMgbecNK
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 20, 2022

The Daily Mail adds the former PM will be up against Rishi Sunak in a competition for the top job.

Friday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/j8M0oHep2J
— Mail+ (@DailyMailUK) October 20, 2022

And the Daily Star says its lettuce has outlasted “Liz”.

Friday's front page: 'Lettuce Rejoice'https://t.co/PyFo7ugNXP #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/iHI95AkZe2
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 20, 2022

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All hail the red tops! Papers react to Liz Truss resignation

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All hail the red tops! Papers react to Liz Truss resignation

The Mirror made a pointed call for a general election, while the Daily Star features a lettuce that managed to outlast the outgoing PM.

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