Gordon Brown is said to be drawing up plans to celebrate an Armed Forces Day, according to a letter seen by the Sunday Telegraph.
The Prime Minister is reported to be keen to allow the public to show their support and respect for the military, and in the letter to Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the Premier League, said he was keen for football clubs to “play their part”.
“I can confirm that the PM would like to see some kind of big rally-type event in a gigantic stadium, with lots of military paraphernalia and ceremony, and the atmosphere charged with the enthusiastic cheers of huge crowds,” said a number 10 spokesman. “I’m told they used to do this kind of thing rather well in Germany years ago.”
An alternative suggestion would see a massive procession of military hardware once a year - perhaps early in May – taking place in central London, with the prime minister and leading members of the cabinet taking the salute.
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