
Immigrants wanting to live in the UK will have to learn the first verse of the National Anthem as part of new citizenship tests.
They will also be tested on their knowledge of key historical facts and characters, including the Beatles, William Shakespeare and Florence Nightingale.
Theresa May, the Home Secretary, plans to rewrite Labour?s Life in the UK handbook to replace sections on how to claim benefits and the merits of the Human Rights Act with questions about British inventions and discoveries, including television, radar, DNA and the internet, as well as cultural landmarks such as the publication of the King James Bible.
The new guide is expected to describe Britain as a ?fantastic place to live; a modern thriving society with a long and illustrious history.?
It will also include questions on topics such as Winston Churchill, the Magna Carta and the English Civil War, as well as sections on the artists Gainsborough, Turner and Constable as well as writers such as Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.
Link: Citizenship test: immigrants must learn the National Anthem - Telegraph

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