Six-Year-Olds Reveal Who They Think Should Be Next Prime Minister
As you can imagine, there was quite a broad spectrum of answers from the youngsters
With Boris Johnson facing calls to resign over news that a number of parties were held at Downing Street during lockdown, a teacher decided to ask the young kids in his class who they think should be next Prime Minister – and some of the suggestions were frankly brilliant.
Teacher George Pointon tweeted: “I ask a group of 6-year-olds ‘Who should be the next prime minister?’ They had some thoughts."
As you can imagine, there was quite a broad spectrum of answers from the youngsters, with some seeking inspiration from their favourite films and others looking to historical figures that have been dead for hundreds of years.
Pointon – who previously went viral after asking his Year 1 classes to tell him a joke - listed out and analysed some of the best answers in a thread, beginning with a kid called Rory, who picked his girlfriend ‘Susanna’.
“A true gentleman he sees nothing but the world in Susanna and thinks she is capable of leading the UK,” Pointon explained.
“Susanna is a smart girl but I have seen her try to pencil sharpen her own hair so for me, I'm out.”
Next up was JJ, who chose YouTuber KSI – who Pointon argued ‘has an infectious personality although no real desirable skills to be PM’.
"He would be massively underqualified but so is the current guy,” the teacher said.
“Not much policy going on here just pure vibes. He would definitely get young people voting.”
Six-year-old Jack opted for The Hulk, who Pointon concluded would be a ‘powerful leader with a slight issue’, who perhaps might not be best suited to parliament.
He added: “Jack said "He could smash bad people away, which would ease the backlog on the police. Also, The Avengers could be on his backbench. Have Thor as chancellor.”
Ravi said he would simply choose ‘someone kind’, which Pointon couldn’t help deny was a 'very political answer'.
“I think he is subtly throwing his hat into the ring,” he tweeted.
“Which might cause a stir because he genuinely would get my vote. He fights for justice and peace. A real leader."
Young Lola went for Henry VIII, and ‘gasped’ upon hearing he died more than 470 years ago, while Emma said undecidedly: “I don’t know, I’m not sure.”
Emma was next and she simply said "I don't know, I'm not sure".
Wanting to make an ‘informed, sensible decision based on facts’, Pointon wrote: “She hasn't made her mind up right now and that's great. This independent thinking will go far.”
Belle controversially chose former US leader Donald Trump, which her teacher pointed out would replace ‘a wet blond mop with an orange one’, and her classmate Mikey said he’d want Kung Fu Panda as next Prime Minister.
“Interestingly, it's not dissimilar to who we have now,” Pointon said of the cartoon panda.
“A slobbish, bumbling oaf who doesn't really have a clue but instead falls into situations he's unprepared for. The difference here is Mr.Panda actually comes through with his promises in the end.”
The suggestion of ‘Big Ben’ came from a youngster called Zahra, who wrongly believed the giant clock to be a person.
Pointon quipped diplomatically: “I suppose the timekeeping in the UK would be immaculate.”
Finally, we circle back to Susanna, who was mentioned right at the beginning of the thread – and ended up picking none other than... Rory.
"Like a true power couple, they have each other's backs,” Pointon said.
“I think they want to co-run the country but I feel like Susanna would eventually eat Rory alive. Using Rory as a JFK-style puppet. Using his handsome charm to woo the people while she pulls the real strings.”
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Jess Hardiman