Overview
- Downing Street confirms no plans for a bank holiday should the Lionesses win the Euro 2025 final in Basel this Sunday.
- Sir Keir Starmer faces criticism for previously calling for a holiday after England’s 2022 European title and again before the 2023 World Cup final.
- England secured a 2-1 extra-time victory over Italy on July 22 in Geneva to reach their third consecutive major tournament final.
- Liberal Democrat sports spokesman Max Wilkinson has urged the prime minister to grant a celebratory day off if the Lionesses retain their crown.
- The Football Association has held talks on parades and Downing Street receptions to mark a victory and a 2022 report estimated an extra bank holiday would cost about £2.4 billion.