Carol Vorderman's jibe to Liz Truss after victory - 'Have I time travelled back to 1979?'

express.co.uk:

Liz Truss, 47, was announced today as the new Prime Minister to be taking over from Boris Johnson, 58, who was forced out of office by a rebellion among his MPs in the wake of the Partygate allegations.

Carol Vorderman, 61, has taken to Twitter to share her opinion on the results, just minutes after the announcement, with a jibe relating to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Liz's victory speech.Sir Graham Brady announced the result of the election this afternoon following a bitter contest with Rishi Sunak receiving 60,399 votes, while Liz received a landslide victory of 81,326 votes.The newly apppointed prime minister delivered a lengthy acceptance speech, with former Countdown star Carol taking to Twitter to seemingly compare Liz to Margeret Thatcher's premiership in 1979.Carol wrote in view of her 488,800 followers: "Looking at the audience at the Tory party announcement.....have I time travelled back to 1979??? #PrimeMinister."Many social media users took to the post's comments to respond to Carol's Thatcher jibe.MrH1987 said: "I said that, probably going to try and be another Thatcher."Sean_Boon added: "It's going to feel just like it too.