UK Cleric Probed After Calling Clap for Captain Tom ‘Cult of White British Nationalism’

UK Cleric Probed After Calling Clap for Captain Tom ‘Cult of White British Nationalism’
Captain Sir Tom Moore smiles as he launches his autobiography book 'Tomorrow will be a Good Day' at his home in Milton Keynes, Britain, on Sept. 17, 2020. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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A London-based Church of England clergyman is under investigation after he called Wednesday evening’s national clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore part of “a cult of white British nationalism.”

Captain Tom became a national hero after his sponsored walk where he did 100 lengths of his garden with the aid of a walking frame and his cheerful outlook was credited with raising the public’s spirits during last year’s CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdown.