Liz Truss has been mocked on social media after an old tweet in which she mourned the death of paedophile Jimmy Savile resurfaced. Ms Truss was announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party on Monday, September 5 and will enter Number 10 as the new prime minister today replacing outgoing leader Boris Johnson.
But the new leader of the country had people talking for other reasons on Monday as one of her old tweets began doing the rounds as the result of the party's leadership contest, in which she beat former chancellor Rishi Sunak, was announced.
The tweet, posted on the day of Jimmy Savile's death on October 29, 2011, saw Ms Truss pay tribute to the disgraced former Top of the Pops presenter, saying: "Used to see Jimmy Savile at the Flying Pizza on Street Lane, Roundhay. Always in good spirits. RIP."
