British lawmakers vote to introduce bill for new English national anthem
- 8 years ago
Sporting teams representing England should have their own anthem instead of 'God Save the Queen', a politician told the British parliament on Wednesday.
England teams currently sing 'God Save the Queen', which is the anthem for the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland.
But Labour MP Toby Perkins wants England to have its own sporting anthem, in line with Wales and Scotland, and presented his case on the floor of the House of Commons.
Perkins says the proposal has generated a "huge level of interest" and wants the British government to launch a public consultation on it.
“I would like to say at the outset that I am neither a republican, nor an atheist nor an English nationalist ... Members should detect no hostility in me towards God, her majesty the Queen, to God Save the Queen or to the United Kingdom,” Perkins said.
England teams currently sing 'God Save the Queen', which is the anthem for the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland.
But Labour MP Toby Perkins wants England to have its own sporting anthem, in line with Wales and Scotland, and presented his case on the floor of the House of Commons.
Perkins says the proposal has generated a "huge level of interest" and wants the British government to launch a public consultation on it.
“I would like to say at the outset that I am neither a republican, nor an atheist nor an English nationalist ... Members should detect no hostility in me towards God, her majesty the Queen, to God Save the Queen or to the United Kingdom,” Perkins said.