Sports minister Stuart Andrew condemns Joey Barton's social media tirade against women in the men's game as 'not acceptable' and 'dangerous comments that open the floodgates for abuse'.
Andrew states that he will speak to social media companies about addressing these issues. [ more ]
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak thinks the debate about women working as football pundits is ridiculous and believes the job should be open to everybody.
Former Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton's comments about Eni Aluko led to her receiving abuse and feeling genuinely scared.
Sunak supports the idea of inclusivity in football commentary and hopes his own daughters have the opportunity to be football commentators in the future. [ more ]