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How the U.K.’s Blob Quickly Consumed Liz Truss

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Former British prime minister Liz Truss speaks on stage at Britain’s Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2023.

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Most Americans may not know much about Liz Truss, the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. A new documentary aims to inform viewers about her brief tenure and the opposition she faced from the U.K. establishment every step of the way.

The Prime Minister vs. The Blob chronicles Truss’s 44 full days in office before she announced her resignation in October 2022. Released by Wall Street Journal Opinion and Palladium Pictures on Tuesday, the short documentary examines how Truss made costly political mistakes and how “the Blob” used those mistakes to its advantage.

David Zimmermann

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David Zimmermann

David Zimmermann was a news writer for National Review.

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