This isn’t what the Tory MP had in mind (Picture: Universal)

A long time ago, the BBC would play the national anthem at the end of each day’s programmes.

This was scrapped back in 1997 (so not that long to be fair).

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But Tory MP Andrew Rosindell tabled an early day motion yesterday calling for God Save the Queen to be played everyday before switching over to BBC News 24, to mark Brexit.

So in response, BBC Newsnight said they would honour Rosindell’s request, but this probably wasn’t what he had in mind.


The channel immediately switched to the punk rock anti-establishment classic God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols.

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Andrew Rosindell said he’s ‘not asking much’ (Picture: Getty Images)

In her closing report, presenter Kirsty Wark makes a brief mention of Rosindell’s call to be ‘unashamedly British’ in broadcasting.

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She said: ‘Well we’re not BBC One and it’s not quite the end of the day but we’re incredibly happy to oblige. Goodnight.’



But the MP for Romford, Essex was less than impressed and called Newsnight’s response ‘patronising’.

He told Metro Online: ‘At the end of the day our national anthem is God Save the Queen not the rock version from the 70s.

‘It does say it all – the BBC dumped it for politically correct reasons and it’s a pity they are not taking the suggestion more seriously.’

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