Liz Truss has become our new Prime Minister - but it probably doesn't compare to the day she met Taylor Swift. The Conservative leader, who beat Rishi Sunak in Style to replace Boris Johnson in No. 10 during this Cruel Summer, has achieved her Wildest Dreams of becoming the PM.
Ms Truss will be hoping to put Bad Blood with her rivals behind her and Shake Off past criticism, but she knows All Too Well the major challenges ahead and hopefully her list of solutions isn't just Blank Space. The new PM is Enchanted by husband Hugh O'Leary, but her real Love Story is with a singer as she is a massive Swiftie superfan - even using her lyrics during debates in the House of Commons.
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Back in March 2020, Ms Truss slipped some of Taylor's words into a debate in Parliament during International Women's Day.
The politician, who was Minister for Women and Equalities at the time, quoted the American superstar's song The Man while discussing barriers for women.
"It is your talent ideas and character that matter, not anything else," explained Ms Truss before she gave a line from the track.
"In the words of the brilliant Taylor Swift in her new song, women aren't left 'running as fast as they can, wondering if they'd get there quicker if they were a man'."
There was a mixture of joy and horror from Taylor's legions of devoted fans - with some trying to 'gatekeep' the singer and others welcoming Ms Truss into the fold.
"I don't like liz Truss but at least she's quoted Taylor Swift The Man in parliament before," tweeted one person on Tuesday, while another added: "@trussliz can we please pepper in more @taylorswift13 lyrics throughout your addresses to the nation? Please and thank you"
That's not the only time that Ms Truss has made it very obvious she is a massive Swift fan, as she frequently uses her lyrics in her Instagram captions.
In on post from December 2019, the politician posted a snap where she wore a headset while she was on the phones campaigning for Tory votes.
Quoting Taylor's song Look What You Made Me Do, she wrote: "I'm sorry, Liz Truss can't come to the phone right now..... cause she's #ringing2win #hangingonthetelephone #ringingendorsement #partylines"
Most remarkably of all, Ms Truss has actually met Taylor in real life - much to the annoyance of many of her supposed super fans.
The new PM has proved she really is Taylor's biggest supporter by getting a selfie with her at the BAFTAs after party back in 2019.
She captioned the snap: "Look what you made me do, Taylor.... #squadgoals #swiftwork #trouble #baftadinner"
Many Swifties went into meltdown and voiced their fury that Ms Truss managed to speak to the iconic singer.
"Why has liz truss met Taylor Swift and I haven't," tweeted one annoyed fan.
Another added: "Liz Truss taking a selfie with Taylor Swift like this is the real multiverse of madness"
"Can't believe Liz Truss has met Taylor Swift and i haven't … criminal behaviour actually," ranted a third.
And Taylor has been a big part of Ms Truss' rise to the top political job in the country, as she walked out to the song Change during the final Tory leadership hustings.
Ms Truss had a massive smile on her face as she strutted out to Swift's hit track - and she left the stage to another of her songs, Long Live.
"The time we stood with our shaking hands, the crowds in stands went wild, we were the kings and the queens," sung Taylor, which is probably how Ms Truss was hoping she'd be received.
Even Rishi Sunak mentioned her love for Taylor during the hustings, as he told the audience: "I agree with Liz on far more than we disagree on... and I don't just mean our shared love of Whitney Houston and Taylor Swift... When this is done we're going to come together."
Taylor is yet to publicly congratulate Ms Truss on her new role.
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