A Tory MP has voiced his concern that the King's coronation will be a "dumbed down woke-fest". Speaking in the Commons, Former minister Sir Edward Leigh said the event must be a spiritual one, and not a "celebration of so-called modern Britain".
The Gainsborough MP said the link between the Church of England and the King needed to be maintained when the coronation takes place next year. "By immemorial custom the coronation is a deeply religious and spiritual event," he said.
“Will he convince us that the Church of England will use their influence to ensure that it remains as such, particularly the anointing, and it doesn’t just degenerate into a kind of dumbed down woke-fest celebration of so-called modern Britain?” Responding on behalf of the Church Commissioners, Conservative MP Andrew Selous said: “I can reassure him.
