Boris Johnson’s favourite teacher gave him extra reading, either because he saw potential in his pupil or he was “behind” in his studies, the prime minister has revealed.
Mr Johnson spoke fondly of a teacher he named as Mr Fox, during an international chat with primary school pupils in the UK and Nairobi, joined by president Uhuru Kenyatta.
Over a live-link between the year six classroom at Cleves Cross Primary in Ferryhill, County Durham, Mr Johnson said: “I was at primary school in London, Primrose Hill in Camden.
Boris Johnson visited Cleves Cross Primary school in Ferryhill (Scott Heppell/PA)