Jewish pupils invited to Prime Minister’s Questions for Pesach

When the pupils were then given the chance to quiz their country’s leader, one of them asked if Starmer had always wanted to be prime minister, to which he responded that when he was their age, he had wanted to be a professional footballer but “I think I’m better [at football] than I probably am”.

Posting the video to X, Starmer said it was a “very special” visit, and wished Jewish people celebrating in the UK and around the world a happy Passover.

James Schuldenfrei, vice chair of the governors of the school, said the children had been “excited to go somewhere that they’d only seen in pictures before and to have a really special time with the prime minister.”

He added that they were “absolutely buzzing” from the experience and that they remarked afterwards about how friendly, approachable, and “normal” the prime minister was.

Unfortunately, they didn’t not get to miss a day of school for the experience and instead went to Downing Street at the end of their last day of term.