The proposal to turn the song into England’s sports anthem has been raised in the past. In 2012, Cameron publicly backed calls for an English anthem and specifically expressed support for the song.

Jerusalem song facts: William Blake , English poet and painter created the lyrics to Jerusalem in 1804 with Hubert Parry adding music to the lyrics in 1916.

These days, "Jerusalem" is generally seen as a song for radicals, leftists even. Billy Bragg has said that singing it is "the one time I do actually feel pride being English".