Rishi Sunak was blanked by unimpressed Year 7 students after he asked if they were “excited about” their upcoming maths exam.
The prime minister visited John Whitgift Academy in Grimsby during a campaign visit to Humberside on Wednesday 12 June.
“Who’s excited about the exam?” Mr Sunak asked, sitting down for a maths class.
After a brief period of silence, a teacher joked: “Wrong question.”
During the visit, Mr Sunak said he was a “big fan” of maths himself and also asked students what they wanted to be when they grow up.
He appeared impressed when one boy said he wanted to be a “professional snooker player”.
