Thom Yorke reacts to Liz Truss resigning as Prime Minister: "Bring down this UK government"

Earlier this afternoon (20 October) Liz Truss, who was only elected as the UK Prime Minister on 5 September, resigned, making her the shortest-serving Prime Minister in UK history. It's been revealed that a new Prime Minister will be elected next Friday (28 October), and Thom Yorke is one of many musicians to react to the news on Twitter.

The Radiohead and The Smile singer wrote, "bring down this UK government, they do not speak for us, right the fuck now .. they have no authority, no mandate, no clue, cats in a bag tearing themselves to pieces while the country suffers in extreme distress. enough of this shit. shame on them."

bring down this UK government, they do not speak for us, right the fuck now .. they have no authority, no mandate, no clue, cats in a bag tearing themselves to pieces while the country suffers in extreme distress. enough of this shit. shame on them. #GeneralElection2022

— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) October 20, 2022

Toronto's PUP also reacted to Truss' resignation, writing, "second consecutive British PM to resign when we’re visiting England this year."

second consecutive British PM to resign when we’re visiting England this year

— PUP (@puptheband) October 20, 2022

Headie One also chimed in, tweeting, "How do I go about setting up a campaign to become pri minister ?"

How do I go about setting up a campaign to become pri minister ?

— One (@HeadieOne) October 20, 2022