ITV grilled excited attendees about the day’s racing action, with the station’s roving reporter spotting millionaire Scottish oil exec James Hay accompanied by a beaming woman in white.
This is incredible in several ways, not least of which that I don’t think there is another former PM that could go entirely unrecognised through an interview.
But also – mainly – because it results in the BEST IMPROVISED PUT DOWN/SEGUE EVER on television. ~SS pic.twitter.com/qsdLzRAuCa
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 2, 2024
That woman? Truss, who served for a chaotic 45 days as Britain’s leader, during which time market meltdown roiled the U.K. economy.
After grilling Hay on his horse-racing tips, however, ITV’s host opted not to pass the mic to Truss and … moved swiftly on, handing back to the studio.
Racing commentator Richard Hoiles then picked up the baton — and appeared to clock who had just been on viewers’ screens.
He asked: “That’s Liz Truss isn’t it?”
“It was, my eyes are not deceiving me,” his co-commentator replied.
Hoiles then dealt the killer blow: “This market could crash any minute, couldn’t it?”