Prime Minister Liz Truss’s extra short reign is likely to go down as a (double) footnote in the history books — easily forgotten after a record-setting reign of only 44 days, though squeezing in the honor of being prime minister during the passage of the crown from Queen Elizabeth to King Charles.
But for at least one (more) day, at least, Truss was a front-page sensation Friday both on UK newspapers and tabloids mocking “the worst PM we’ve ever had” and the rest of the world looking on at the sad state of British politics.
Here is our selection of front pages, from London and beyond:
UK – The Guardian
UK – The i
UK – Belfast Telegraph
UK – The Journal
UK – Metro
UK – The Mirror
UK – The Sun
UK – Daily Express
UK – Daily Star
US – The Washington Post
Germany – Süddeutsche Zeitung
Belgium – De Morgen
Denmark – Politiken
Spain – La Vanguardia
Spain – ara
France – Le Monde
France – Ouest France
Italy – La Stampa
Portugal – Público
Turkey – Olay
Brazil – O Estado de São Paulo
Chile – La Segunda
India – The Times of India
South Korea – JoongAng Ilbo
Japan – The Japan Times
