Coleen and Wayne Rooney slammed over move with kids as MP fumes 'no exemptions for rich and famous'

Coleen and Wayne Rooney have been slammed by MPs for 'setting a bad example' after allowing their youngest sons to skip school and fly out to the I'm A Celebrity jungle. Last week, Coleen was treated to a surprise when Kit, eight, and Cass, six, visited her in the Australian camp.

The 38-year-old was reduced to tears as she was reunited with her beloved boys. But politicians are among those who have spoken out over the stunt, after it emerged the boys were allowed to miss school for two weeks.

It comes after mum-of-four Coleen previously said the boys would have to bring school work with them if they were to visit Australia. The boys flew to Brisbane over a fortnight ago with Coleen's parents Colette and Tony, the Mirror reports.

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They then made a surprise visit to the jungle and camp, before Coleen gave them a tour after the sweet reunion. While viewers were left in tears after the scenes aired, school experts were less than impressed.

Shadow education minister Neil O'Brien took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to slam the decision by the Rooney's to allow their children miss school for over two weeks. He fumed: "Famous people setting a bad example is the absolute last thing we need right now.

"If people see them taking their children out of school, then that makes matters worse. If a whole bunch of children take a couple of weeks off school, it makes life difficult for the teacher to help those kids catch up'."

Mr O'Brien added: "We are pressing ministers to get a grip on the school attendance crisis. A child who is taken out of school for a two-week holiday every year, and is absent for the average number