A political visit ended in disaster when a schoolboy said he was voting Ukip to 'get all the foreigners out the country'.
Labour's Tristram Hunt looked pained at the shock response in a Derbyshire classroom - and the moment's since been shared by thousands of people online.
The shadow education minister was in the glare of cameras for BBC East Midlands today when he met the boy at Howitt Primary in Heanor.
The historian asked him: "Do you know who you'd vote for?"
The boy replied: "Er, Ukip".
A political visit ended in disaster when a schoolboy said he was voting Ukip to 'get all the foreigners out the country'.
Labour's Tristram Hunt looked pained at the shock response in a Derbyshire classroom - and the moment's since been shared by thousands of people online.
The shadow education minister was in the glare of cameras for BBC East Midlands today when he met the boy at Howitt Primary in Heanor.
The historian asked him: "Do you know who you'd vote for?"
The boy replied: "Er, Ukip".
ha ha, that was very funnyA political visit ended in disaster when a schoolboy said he was voting Ukip to 'get all the foreigners out the country'.Labour's Tristram Hunt looked pained at the shock response in a Derbyshire classroom - and the moment's
my soon to be 15 year old son told me in the week that the vast majority of kids at his school seem to be pro UKIP, and that there's a plan for his year at least to have a mock election. I'll post the result if it goes ahead.
my soon to be 15 year old son told me in the week that the vast majority of kids at his school seem to be pro UKIP, and that there's a plan for his year at least to have a mock election. I'll post the result if it goes ahead.