Newcastle United fans have long suffered from the greed and self-interest that drive premiership owners, but this attempt to turn our national game into the cash cow of a narrow elite shows just how morally bankrupt the premiership has become and how little Government care. There seem to be more rules to prevent the removal of a window frame in a listed building than the wholesale destruction of this jewel of working-class culture. Can the Secretary of State believe that the owners of these six clubs meet the fit and proper person test?
European Football Proposal
Proceeding contribution from
Chi Onwurah
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 April 2021.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Football Proposal.
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