Keir Starmer said he 'backs' the nation's footballers for their latest match at 8pm after a damning assessment from Gary Lineker and fellow ex-player Alan Shearer.
Keir Starmer issued a rebuke to Gary Lineker today as he insisted people should get behind the England team.
Lineker branded the team's performance 's***' on 'The Rest is Football' podcast, after they struggled to secure a 1-1 draw.Asked in an interview with Talk whether he agreed with Lineker and Shearer, the Labour leader said: 'I back the England team on this, I think look, they're in the middle of this competition.
Lineker branded the team's performance 's***' on 'The Rest is Football' podcast, after they struggled to secure a 1-1 draw'A really important game is coming up. Let's just get behind the team. 'But then we click, we pull together. It's a fantastic team and I am going to back them all the way.'The team has already qualified for the knockout stage of the competition after Albania's failure to beat Spain yesterday.
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