Thousands headed to Lewes for the annual parade (Picture: PA/Reuters/Rex)
This is the moment an effigy of ex-prime minister Liz Truss was set alight for Bonfire Night.
Preserving a nearly century-old tradition, thousands of people gathered in Lewes, East Sussex, for the annual Edenbridge Bonfire Society celebration.
Footage shows the crowd counting down before the 11-metre-tall figure of the former Conservative Party leader went up in flames.
Visitors erupted in applause as fireworks exploded behind Ms Truss’ head.
The effigy depicts her with a laughing lettuce on her shoulder, holding a box with a leaver’s card and the Guinness Book of Records in reference to her short time in office.
It also contained a copy of her mini-Budget, a Make Britain Great Again red cap, and a T-shirt with the slogan ‘I am a fighter, not a quitter’.
Members of various Bonfire societies took part in the Guy Fawkes celebrations (Picture: Shutterstock)
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The burning of Protestant martyrs is remembered at the town’s war memorial (Picture: Shutterstock)
At least 3,000 people took part in the torch-lit processions (Picture: Getty)
Members of the Rotherfield and Mark Cross Bonfire Society (Picture: PA)
Organisers also included a £115,00 cheque in reference to the perpetual funding provided to former PMs.
Despite the bad weather and rail disruptions, the night kicked off with a torch-lit procession tour through the town.
People dressed in festive costume and holding torches were seen dancing on the streets of Lewes.
As Ms Truss and the victorious lettuce passed them in the streets, many booed.
The moment Ms Truss’ head exploded (Picture: PA/Reuters/Rex)
An effigy of Guy Fawkes also took part in the procession (Picture: AFP)
Her effigy goes in line with Edenbridge’s tradition of choosing a public figure to ridicule.
Previously, figures of Dominic Cummings, former health secretary Matt Hancock and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have been set on fire at the parade.
The society shared a photo of what was left of Ms Truss after the Guy Fawkes fire, and it seems like the lettuce survived another day more.
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The lettuce survived another day.
