Rishi Sunak humiliated as expert picked by No10 criticises his ‘tone deaf’ maths plan

Stephen Follows was asked to promote making students study maths until they are 18, but described the idea as ‘misguided and tone deaf’

Rishi Sunak faced humiliation as an expert picked by Downing Street to promote his maths plan criticised the policy.

Stephen Follows was asked to promote making students study maths until they are 18, but described the idea as “misguided and tone deaf”.

He had been asked by the PM’s office last Friday, days before the plan was announced on Monday, to become a “maths champion”.