RED JEZ ANTHEM SHAME!
He refuses to sing at Battle of Britain service
NEW Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was slammed yesterday after he refused to sing the national anthem at a memorial service to remember the heroes of the Battle of Britain.
The committed pacifist and republican, stood silent as the congregation at St Paul’s Cathedral sang God Save the Queen on the aerial conflict’s 75th anniversary.
Mr Corbyn, who was dressed in non-matching jacket and trousers and had failed to properly button his shirt, was branded a ‘disgrace’ by critics.
Ahead of the memorial service he also met Prime Minister David Cameron for the first time since his victory – hours after he was embroiled in a major row with his own MPs for refusing to say if he will wear a red poppy on Remembrance Sunday.
Mr Corbyn paid tribute to the “heroism” of the Royal Air Force but wants to prevent future military action.
He said: “My mum served as an air raid warden and my dad in the Home Guard. Like that whole generation, they showed tremendous courage and determination to defeat fascism.
“The heroism of the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain is something to which we all owe an enormous debt of gratitude. The loss of life – both civilian and military – should be commemorated so that we both honour their lives and do all that we can to ensure future generations are spared the horrors of war.”
Of his failure to join in the national anthem one witness said: “It’s shameful. Surely he could make an exception for one day, given the enormity of the occasion and what it means to so many.”
The leader of the opposition is thought to have arrived on foot around 15 minutes before the event – attended by war veterans, their families and senior RAF officers – began.
He took his front-row seat briefly, before standing to talk to some of the other guests, including Mr Cameron.