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BBC should play the national anthem more, proclaims Tory MP

Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, said Andrew Rosindell's question was "fantastic".

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2022-01-06 11:46
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The BBC should play God Save The Queen much more often, ministers have agreed. 

Culture minister Chris Philp told MPs the “more we hear the national anthem sung, frankly, the better”, after a Tory MP called for the corporation to play it at the end of the day’s programming.

Speaking in the Commons, Romford MP Andrew Rosindell said: “I know the minister will agree that the singing of the national anthem is something that provides great sense of unity and pride in our nation.

“So in this year of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, will the minister take steps to encourage public broadcasters to play the national anthem and ensure the BBC restores it at the end of the day’s programming before it switches to News 24?”

Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, could be responded “fantastic question” after Rosindell had finished his intervention. 

And her frontbencher colleague Philp added: “We fully support the signing of the national anthem, Her Majesty the Queen and other expressions of patriotism – including the flying of the Union Jack.

“The more that we hear the national anthem sung, frankly, the better. Organisations like schools are free to promote it and the more we can do in this area, the better it’ll be.”

It was quickly pointed out online that Radio 4 does, in fact, play the national anthem at the end of a day’s programming.

Watch the interchange below.

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"Will the minister take steps to encourage public broadcasters to play the national anthem?” asks Andrew Rosindell MP

“Fantastic question” replies Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries;
"We fully support the singing of the national anthem” Chris Philp addshttps://t.co/HAtvniJfSr pic.twitter.com/ckqSqnrAUm

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) January 6, 2022

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