The prime minister has strongly suggested that an additional public holiday will be granted should England secure victory in the World Cup. England, managed by Thomas Tuchel, are set to face Norway in the quarter‑final clash on Saturday evening. The championship match is scheduled for Sunday, 19 July, a week later. There is broad anticipation […]
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer is planning to announce a bank holiday if England win the World Cup, it is understood, to celebrate the men’s national team finally bringing football home. The prime minister refrained from naming a date, saying he didn’t want to jinx England’s progress towards lifting the famous trophy for the first time since 1966 […]
Continue ReadingBoth the Prime Minister and the Foreign Office intervened to argue that the kick-off time for England’s World Cup clash with Mexico should not be brought forward — an idea Fifa had floated in the days leading up to the match. Sir Keir Starmer directed officials to press the case, with the Football Association’s support, […]
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