Ministers have backed calls for God Save the Queen to be played more frequently by the BBC and other public broadcasters.
The culture minister, Chris Philp, told MPs the “more we hear the national anthem sung, frankly, the better” in response to a suggestion from a Conservative colleague for the Beeb to play it at the end of their programming for the day.
The BBC already plays the national anthem at the end of every day on Radio 4.
Andrew Rosindell, the Tory MP for Romford, told the Commons on Thursday: “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.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/07/bbc-god-save-the-queen-every-day-ministersRadio 4 is about the only BBC TV or radio station with a regular time it stops broadcasting (others either go all through the night, or stop whenever the time for the last programme, film or whatever finishes), and they play it! But the gammon Tory MPs still have to do a bit of performative "I'm more patriotic than you" BBC bashing.
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