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Some of the UK’s most famous faces have joked that they could become the next prime minister, after Liz Truss stepped down on Thursday after just 44 days in office.
Spice Girls star Emma Bunton, 46, gave the outgoing leader a cheeky look, posted a photo of herself outside 10 Downing Street and joked: ‘Baby for PM!’
This Morning star Alison Hammond also got in on the action, joking that she’s “on it babes” under a photo of her catchphrase, “There’s Hope With Hammond.”
‘Do I have to fix this s**t?!’ Spice Girls’ Emma Bunton joked on Friday that she could be the next prime minister, while Alison Hammond told fans she’s “on it babes” in hilarious posts
Emma stood in a chic blue dress and captioned her snap: ‘Do I have to fix this s**t?!?! #BabyforPM.’
“The UK would be a much better place,” one fan wrote below.
Another said: ‘I would vote for you! xx.’
Gone: Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after just 44 days in office
Emma stood in a chic blue dress and captioned her snap: ‘Do I have to fix this s**t?!?! #BabyforPM’
‘The UK would be a much better place’, one fan wrote below
Brutal: Alison Hammond shared a cheeky post after the prime minister’s resignation
Alison Hammond, 47, meanwhile, shared a photo of her “Hope for Hammond” slogan and hilarious caption: “I’m on it babes!”
The This Morning host also shared a meme of herself from Love of Huns in which she stood outside Downing Street’s doorstep.
Actress Nadia Sawalha, 57, shared a hilarious fake image of herself outside Downing Street talking on stage, writing: ‘Everyone has tried. Let’s roll the dice. My turn.’
Alison Hammond, 47, meanwhile, shared a photo of her “Hope for Hammond” slogan and hilarious caption: “I’m on it babes!”
Laughing: The This Morning host also shared a meme of herself from Love of Huns in which she stood outside Downing Street’s doorstep
Actress Nadia Sawalha, 57, shared a hilarious fake image of herself outside Downing Street talking on stage, writing: ‘Everyone has tried. Let’s roll the dice. My turn.’
“It’s just a game after all, isn’t it? Is it not?’ she added.
Radio and TV host Toby Anstis, 51, shared a photo of himself in a suit in front of the famous door, writing: “Well, these are ‘extraordinary’ times.”
Dramatically admitting her defeat, Liz Truss announced on Thursday that she was stepping down as prime minister, while Westminster geared up for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to lead the party’s “battle for the soul.”
There are claims that Boris – who was on vacation in the Caribbean – will bid for a shocking return just six weeks after his departure.
Having a crack! Radio and TV host Toby Anstis, 51, shared a photo of himself in a suit in front of the famous door, writing: ‘Well, these are ‘extraordinary’ times’
Bombshell news: After just 44 disastrous days in No10, Liz went to a lectern outside the famous black door to confirm her departure, sealing her fate as the shortest-serving prime minister in modern political history
After just 44 disastrous days in No10, Liz went to a lectern outside the famous black door to confirm her departure, sealing her fate as the shortest-serving prime minister in modern political history.
Revealing that she had informed the king of her decision, she said: “I cannot fulfill the mandate…I will remain as prime minister until a successor is chosen.”
Liz – who insisted she was a “fighter and not a quitter” barely 24 years earlier – said the Tory leadership match will be finalized in the coming week.
The bombshell news followed a week of carnage with a mind-boggling series of U-turns on the mini-Budget, the Chancellor and Home Secretary halted, confusion over whether the Chief Whip had followed her out the door, and MPs struggling. in the mood of the House of Commons lobbies.