Wheels ‘staying firmly on the bus’, says PM on school visit

Boris Johnson has insisted the wheels are “staying very firmly on the bus” as his election campaign arrived in the south-west – with rival activists demanding “Boris out”.

The prime minister sang songs, held Rosie the rabbit, failed in a Where’s Wally? search and corrected a pupil who shouted “boobies” when looking at a picture of the Incredible Hulk during a school visit.

Labour, Liberal Democrat and climate change campaigners gathered outside the school near Taunton – some shouting for him to leave his post and others protesting against austerity and the government’s approach to the environment.

The PM visited West Monkton Primary School for his first stop in the south-west.

He wished happy birthday to a staff member before heading to see the Little Herons Nursery at the school where Rosie the rabbit lives.

Mr Johnson then suggested singing The Wheels On The Bus, remarking: “The wheels are staying very firmly on the bus.”

He then asked a separate group of pupils about their favourite book before saying: “Have you got the Incredible Hulk? That’s the one I like.”

While looking at a book featuring the Hulk, one pupil shouted “he’s got boobies”, to which the PM replied: “Those aren’t boobies, they are muscles.”

He then asked the children to help him with Where’s Wally? – a nod to the book he was holding rather than anything else.

“I cannot find Wally, I give up,” Mr Johnson concluded.

Ahead of the PM’S departure, chants of “Boris Out” could be heard outside the school from some of the activists.

Another shout included “Keep the oil in the soil”, while criticism of austerity policies could also be heard.

Mr Johnson later visited a port company near Bristol which donated £25,000 to him earlier this year.

Mr Johnson during the visit.