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England should adopt Jerusalem as the national anthem for all sports teams.

Submitted on Saturday 23rd August 2025

Rejected on Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

England should adopt Jerusalem as the national anthem for all sports teams.

Petition Details

Request all English sporting authorities to use Jerusalem as its national anthem.

Additional Information

Scotland have Flower of Scotland.
Wales have Land of my fathers
Northern Ireland have Danny Boy
England use the national anthem.
This suggest a superiority of England over the other countries in the IK.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

This isn’t something that the UK Government or Parliament would be able to do. The use of the present National Anthem is a matter of tradition rather than having any legal or constitutional status.

You can find more information about the history and status of the national anthem here: www.royal.uk/national-anthem

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