Rishi Sunak reveals daughters' reactions to his maths plan as he condemns UK's 'anti-maths mindset'

The UK must end its “anti-maths mindset” to help grow the economy, Rishi Sunak will say.

The Prime Minister will announce an expert-led review into how to carry out his plan to ensure all pupils in England study some form of maths up to the age of 18, without making maths A-Level compulsory.

In a speech in north London on Monday, he will criticise a “cultural sense that it’s OK to be bad at maths” which is putting children “at a disadvantage” by failing to equip them with the analytical skills needed for the modern workplace.

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