Joe Lycett responds to tabloid coverage of the way he trolled Liz Truss on TV

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Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg yesterday (September 4), Lycett shouted: “You smashed it, Liz!” after Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss was interviewed on the programme, and later gave a sarcastic response during a panel interview, joking he was “extremely right-wing”.Following the exchange, The Daily Mail published a front page with the headline: “Now BBC comic mocks Liz Truss,” with the article claiming “anti-Tory bias” from the corporation.Tweeting the image, Lycett responded: “I’ll be off to the framers in the morning”.I’ll be off to the framers in the morning pic.twitter.com/tJLFwtSnBU— Joe Lycett (@joelycett) September 4, 2022During the TV exchange, the comedian was asked about his thoughts on Truss’s interview, responding: “I know there’s been criticism in The Mail on Sunday today about leftie liberal wokie comedians on the BBC.

I’m actually very right-wing and I loved it. I thought she gave great clear answers. I know exactly what she’s up to.”When Kuenssberg said it was a “serious point”, Lycett said he was “not being sarcastic” as the presenter touched upon Truss’s claim that a package of help was coming amid the cost-of-living crisis.“She was very clear what she said, and I think you know exactly what’s going to happen.