Migration minister Mike Tapp failed a UK citizenship test question before insisting he is a "proud Brit." Speaking at a parliamentary committee on settlement, citizenship, and integration on Tuesday, 10 March, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal admitted he did not know the height of the London Eye - one of the questions in the official UK citizenship test. "I am confident that I would be able to pass the test, I'm a proud Brit," he added, but promised to "take a keen interest" in knowing the answer "when it comes up again" in the same meeting next year. Chair of the committee, Lord Don Foster, said he will "follow up" on Mr Tapp's word.

Migration minister Mike Tapp failed a UK citizenship test question before insisting he is a “proud Brit.” Speaking at a parliamentary committee on settlement, citizenship, and integration on Tuesday, 10 March, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal admitted he did not know the height of the London Eye - one of the questions in the official UK citizenship test. “I am confident that I would be able to pass the test, I’m a proud Brit,” he added, but promised to “take a keen interest” in knowing the answer “when it comes up again” in the same meeting next year. Chair of the committee, Lord Don Foster, said he will “follow up” on Mr Tapp’s word.

    • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.ukEnglish
      15·
      20 days ago

      20/24 (83%), native Briton.

      Some of those questions are stupid though, on terms of day to day knowledge on Britain.

      If it was actually going to be useful, it would include things about:

      • Letting someone go in front of you in the shop queue if they’ve only got a few things and you’ve got a basket full.
      • Which football teams are “scum” according to supporters of other football teams
      • Which one of PJ & Duncan is PJ and which one is Duncan? (Also known as Ant and Dec)
      • How to apologise for things, even even they’re not your fault
      • Why Piers Morgan is a twat
      • What things you can have a “cheeky” one of i.e. pints, Greggses, sausage rolls, Nandoses, and girls (if you’re MP Lembit Opik).
      • Tomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        6·
        20 days ago

        How long do you wait before beeping the horn if you’re behind a car at the traffic lights and they turn green is another potential one

        • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
          2·
          19 days ago

          If it’s a mini you might as well be ready to lean on the horn as soon as the other direction turns amber. They never seem to be paying attention

        • GiveOver@feddit.ukEnglish
          5·
          20 days ago

          I beeped a guy when on holiday in USA once, after a truck didn’t set off for a few seconds. The guy stuck a middle finger out of his window and floored it with a great wheel spin.

          Not sure if I broke the rule by beeping too early, or the American rule is that you always flip off the guy behind you.

    • Espitemophiliac@piefed.caEnglish
      3·
      20 days ago

      83% as a Canadian. Such a weird mix of questions. Maybe 4-5 that actually dealt with civics and governance.

      • mannycalavera@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        20 days ago

        my knowledge of NI politics sadly lacking

        Nao nao nao! March march march!

        Something like that probably. 😉

    • ModCen@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      19 days ago

      I’m British born and bred and I got 88%. Some of those questions are interesting and definitely better questions than asking the height of the London Eye.

      Maybe the UK citizenship test should try to select people who support important British principles (rule of law, democracy, religious freedom, legal equality of men and women, etc). But I suppose somebody could pretend to support those things for the purposes of passing a test, and after the test they might decide they don’t believe in democracy after all. Also I’m sure there are born and bred Brits who don’t believe in democracy.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        11·
        19 days ago

        When it comes to plastic patriots it’s the british-born nationals that are more likely to be the problem, the ones that want to immigrate tend to be okay.

        Besides I don’t think it’s possible for anyone to be a bigger prick than Tommy 10 names.

    • bumblefumble@mander.xyzEnglish
      4·
      20 days ago

      I got 21 and I’m from Denmark. Most of them were not too hard. Some, like British History were a bit harder, but not impossible. The amount of NI parliament members though, that one was a complete shot in the dark.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
          2·
          19 days ago

          Because I don’t think anyone in the Northern Ireland assembly could answer that question. I couldn’t tell you how many constituencies there are in England, only that there’s a lot. Some things aren’t worth knowing.