PM Boris Johnson’s question to seven-year-old nature lovers during visit to their primary school

Boris Johnson joined schoolchildren to help build a ‘bug hotel’ and was recorded asking them whether it comes with a minibar.

The Prime Minister was visiting Crumlin Integrated Primary School, in county Antrim, Northern Ireland, when he got involved with a range of environmental activities, including planting ancient acorns, and a cherry tree.

He helped pupils in year 3 build a bug hotel and asked them whether it would come with a minibar, before planting a tree alongside year 7 students.

During his visit, Mr Johnson sat alongside the seven-year-old pupils to plant ancient acorns and build the bug hotel.

While constructing it, he said to the children: ‘This is the reception to the bug hotel.

‘Do they get…do they get a minibar?’

Without receiving a response, he adds: ‘Do they get a minibar in the bug hotel?’

Later in the clip, Mr Johnson sounds astonished when he asks another pupil: ‘You’ve adopted a gorilla?’     

While constructing it, he said to the children: ‘This is the reception to the bug hotel. Do they get…do they get a minibar?’

Without receiving a response, the Prime Minister adds: ‘Do they get a minibar in the bug hotel?’

During today’s visit, Mr Johnson also helped students in year 7 plant a cherry tree in the school gardens.

After putting the tree into the hole, he asks students Sophie and Oscar: ‘what type of tree is it?’ before helping them cover the base with soil.  

After the Prime Minister’s visit, Crumlin Integrated Primary School said: ‘Today, we planted a cherry tree in the grounds of the school.

‘We were delighted to welcome the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson to help our Year 7s plant the tree.

During his visit, Mr Johnson also got involved with a range of environmental activities, including planting ancient acorns 

While learning about ancient acorns, Mr Johnson wrote ‘Boris’ on his plant pot, before helping the children build a bug hotel

Mr Johnson also helped year 7 students Oscar (left) and Sophie (second left) plant a cherry tree in the school grounds

‘The Prime Minister also joined in a lesson with Year 3, visited our new discovery garden and discovery room before meeting pupils and staff in the assembly hall.

They added: ‘Primary 3 were very honoured today to receive a very special visit from the Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

‘He sat with the children and participated in our project on Ancient Acorns, he even enjoyed making our bug hotel, which we will be placing around the school grounds.

‘What an exciting day for our School and Primary 3.’

Mr Johnson picks up some soil to place in his pot to plant an ancient acorn

At one stage during his visit, Mr Johnson sounds astonished when he asks another pupil: ‘You’ve adopted a gorilla?’