Published Jul 8, 2026, 5:00 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 4 sources
England to get bank holiday if team win World Cup, Starmer expected to announce
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Keir 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. The date would allow Thomas Tuchel’s victorious team time to return from the final – to be played on Sunda