Overview
- The prime minister took part in the '6-7' gesture during a reading session at Welland Academy in Peterborough on Monday.
- Headmistress Jo Anderson told him the trend is prohibited at the school, prompting his apology and the remark, "I didn’t start it, Miss."
- Starmer was accompanied by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson as they highlighted the expansion of free school meals.
- He said the rollout would cover children in households on universal credit, adding roughly 500,000 more pupils starting in September 2026.
- Teachers say the meme disrupts lessons and some schools penalise its use, with the trend traced to Skrilla’s song 'Doot Doot (6 7)' and viral videos.