Liz Truss says lettuce joke was ‘puerile’ and media did not understand her ideas

Former prime minister criticises Daily Star stunt but says UK media's irreverence is a good thing overall

Liz Truss has described as puerile" the newspaper stunt in which her tenure as prime minister was measured against the shelf life of a lettuce.

Speaking at a broadcasting conference in Dublin, Truss also complained that the media did not properly understand her economic ideas. She said too much political coverage was froth", while at the same time praising the overall irreverence of the UK.