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Boris Johnson said he would absolutely support a campaign to erect a statue in honour of Sir Captain Tom Moore, as the nation came together to mark his memory with a clap on Wednesday night.
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The organiser of a clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore has said she will make sure he is never forgotten .
Hannah-Jayne King, from Cwmbran in Torfaen, had initially set up a Facebook campaign to dedicate a round of applause to the veteran on Friday.
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a clap dedicated to the NHS fundraiser which took place on Wednesday evening.
Capt Sir Tom died on Tuesday aged 100 after contracting coronavirus.
He raised almost £33m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden.
Ms King took part in Wednesday s clap and said she would continue with her plans for the one on Friday.
In today s national coronavirus news: The organiser of a clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore has said she “will make sure he is never forgotten”.
CLICK HERE for the latest in Slough Hannah-Jayne King had initially set up a Facebook campaign to dedicate a round of applause to the veteran on Friday. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that a round of applause dedicated to the NHS fundraiser would occur later that day at 6pm. Ms King says she will now observe both. Ms King, from Cwmbran, south Wales, organised another clap for Sir Tom in April last year, which was observed by thousands across the world, and she runs a Facebook group called Clap for Colonel Tom which has more than 30,000 members.
The organiser of a clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore has said she “will make sure he is never forgotten”.
Hannah-Jayne King had initially set up a Facebook campaign to dedicate a round of applause to the veteran on Friday.
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that a round of applause dedicated to the NHS fundraiser would occur later that day at 6pm. Ms King says she will now observe both.
Ms King, from Cwmbran, south Wales, organised another clap for Sir Tom in April last year, which was observed by thousands across the world, and she runs a Facebook group called Clap for Colonel Tom which has more than 30,000 members.