After announcing a raft of cuts and being accused of trying to cover up a £55bn black hole in his Budget, it's fair to say that George Osborne isn't exactly the most popular man in Britain right now.

It's also probably fair to say that the Conservatives are even less popular in Yorkshire where they have faced repeated criticism over their perceived failure to react to the heavy flooding at the back end of last year.

On Thursday, the Chancellor visited a primary school in Garforth, Leeds...

And he was promptly given a lesson in what it feels like to be ignored, as not one, but two children failed to pass him the ball as he stretched out his hands:





Poor George...

Update: Here's a longer video of the Chancellor trying to interact with human children from the St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, courtesy of Channel 5:

Children play piggy in the middle with the Chancellor What was more stressful – making his Budget speech or interacting with children? Posted by Channel 5 News on Thursday, 17 March 2016



