The Labour leader says he wants to 'mark the occasion' if England win, prompting speculation about an extra bank holiday and an invitation to Downing Street for the team.
Is Sir Keir Starmer turning into Harold Wilson with his high-profile public support for Gareth Southgate's boys in the final of the Euros? 'Have you ever noticed,' the wily Mr Wilson declared after Alf Ramsey's heroes triumphed in 1966, 'how we only win the World Cup under a Labour government?' Barely a week after becoming prime minister, Sir Keir is attending the final of the Euros against Spain in Berlin after talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington.
'You have forged a band of brothers whose energy and tenacity and teamwork - and sheer flair - seem to shine in everything you do,' wrote the then prime minister. But England were gallant losers. In 2018, Theresa May - a fan of cricket, not football - admitted she left the room during England's World Cup penalty shoot-out against Colombia because she was too nervous to watch.
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