He was delighted to learn that school children at St John s CE Primary School in Bradford had written a song to be sung around the country with the patriotic lyrics We are Britain and we have one dream / To unite all people in one great team .
But despite the support of actress Joanna Lumley and married MPs Philip Davies and Esther McVey, the song attracted some criticism and ridicule after the DfE supported schools marking OBON Day.
Some on social media likened the song to something children might experience in North Korea, and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she first assumed the UK Government’s backing for the idea was a “spoof”.
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