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Gareth Davies

The world is congratulating @LizTruss on Twitter. There's just one problem...

'Looking forward to meeting the corgis!': Twitter user @LizTruss makes light of confusion with new PM
'Looking forward to meeting the corgis!': Twitter user @LizTruss makes light of confusion with new PM

As the world rushed to congratulate Liz Truss being voted the next prime minister, a phone in London started pinging with notifications. 

Politicians, the general public and even government bodies began tweeting @LizTruss after she was announced as the UK's new leader. 

But the woman behind the account is not the elected leader of the Conservative party - whose handle is @TrussLiz - but Liz Trussell from London. 

A tweet from a BBC journalist, detailing Liz Truss's trip to visit the Queen to succeed Boris Johnson, wrongly tagged Ms Trussell, and the Londoner replied: "Just getting ready to head up to Balmoral! Looking forward to meeting the Corgis." 

Among those to also confuse the two were the Swedish Prime Minister and Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas. 

Magdalena Andersson, tweeting from the Swedish PM account, said: "Congratulations to @LizTruss as she assumes the role of Prime Minister of the UK. 

"Sweden and the UK will continue our deep and comprehensive cooperation. Important for our citizens, economies and security."

Ms Trussell responded: "Looking forward to a visit soon! Get the meatballs ready."

Leader of the Green Party Ms Lucas wasted no time to get stuck in, and at 12.55pm on Monday tweeted: "@LizTruss still doesn’t get it - Boris Johnson did *not* get Brexit done, his myriad mistakes over Covid cost countless lives, and he leaves having disgraced his office. 

"Meanwhile, she’s campaigned as a right wing ideologue and will govern as such - which is a disaster for all of us."

A member of the public, noticing the mistake, replied to her saying: "And I bet she likes cake."

To which Ms Trussell responded: "I love cake."

Political followers watching the announcement on Monday picked up on Liz Truss brushing by Rishi Sunak without acknowledgement before heading up to the stage to make her acceptance speech.

Replying to one tweet which read: "@LizTruss demonstrates total absence of class by blanking Sunak when her win is announced’, she responded: "Sorry, I was in Nandos."

And the Right of Centre UK news and current affairs magazine also tweeted Ms Trussell, writing: "Congratulations @LizTruss on becoming the new UK PM! Best person for the job!"

"Agreed," Ms Trussell replied.

Ms Trussell looks set to follow in the social media footsteps of American father-of-four John Lewis, who receives more than 50,000 tweets a year from people trying to contact the British retail chain.

Mr Lewis receives a Christmas hamper from the company every year for the bombardment he receives, especially around the festive period with their advert. 

And Ms Trussell might've seen this coming. 

Her first ever tweet on Oct 21, 2013 addressed the issue. 

 One observer pointed out: "I bet @TrussLiz doesn’t send you a lovely Christmas hamper like @JohnLewisRetail sends to

@JohnLewis.

"She should give you a full winter of no bills for the grief I expect you’re getting today."

Ms Trussell replied with the hashtag "earned it".

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