England to get bank holiday if team win World Cup, Starmer expected to announce

​ Prime minister understood to be poised to give England a day off should the nation’s team bring home the trophy for first time since 1966Keir Starmer is planning to announce a bank holiday if England win the World Cup, the Guardian understands, to celebrate the men’s national team finally bringing football home.The prime minister stopped short of announcing a date, saying he didn’t want to jinx England’s progress towards lifting the famous trophy for the first time since 1966 – but it would most likely be on Friday 24 July. Continue reading… Read More