In the midst of Prime Minister Teresa May’s ongoing legal battle with the United Kingdom’s High Court over how to proceed with the so-called “Brexit,” a conservative politician made a rather patriotic demand on the BBC. Andrew Rosindell, a conservative member of Parliament representing the Romford constituency in Greater London, suggested the state-run television broadcaster — specifically its flagship BBC One station — end every single night of programming with a rousing rendition of the national anthem, “God Save the Queen.”
He even tweeted about it:
I am calling for BBC1 to play our national anthem at the end of each day! https://t.co/cjOMb45Ba7
— Andrew Rosindell MP 🇬🇧🏴 (@AndrewRosindell) November 3, 2016
BBC One never heeded Rosendell’s request, but the nightly news program BBC Newsnight did. (Sort of.) For as Digital Spy and several other outlets in the U.K. and elsewhere revealed, Newsnight anchor Kirsty Wark obliged Rosindell on Friday by playing a song titled “God Save the Queen.” Unfortunately for the Tory MP, the version Wark ended her program with was none other than The Sex Pistols‘ 1977 punk rock anthem, “God Save the Queen.”
“We’re not at BBC One, and it’s not quite the end of the day,” Wark said with a straight face, “but we’re incredibly happy to oblige. Good night.”
Rosindell responded, albeit obtusely, with a subsequent tweet not unlike something found on American presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s news feed:
Disappointing but not surprising how many fanatic Remoaners are mocking our national anthem. How miserable they must be! #Brexit
— Andrew Rosindell MP 🇬🇧🏴 (@AndrewRosindell) November 4, 2016
(Via Digital Spy)
