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UK politicians accused of using Lionesses' EURO 22 victory to promote themselves - C C - Aug 1, 2022
Politicians face backlash as they are accused of using Lionesses victory to promote themselves after Ian Wright blasted government for jumping on bandwagon of Euro2022 success
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11069837/Politicians-face-backlash-accused-using-Lionesses-victory-promote-themselves.html
INTRO: Politicians have been accused of jumping on the Lionesses bandwagon to cover themselves in the England players' reflected glory. Last night there were no shortage of famous names eagerly posting pictures of themselves watching and celebrating the team's now-famous win.
Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Nadine Dorries, Liz Truss and Sadiq Khan were keen to be seen to show their support either at home or at Wembley. But fans accused them of trying to jump on the bandwagon to serve their own interests.
It came after Ian Wright called out the authorities for not doing much to support the game, warning more had to be done than just congratulate the players. Online supporters appeared to agree and accused many of the politicians of wanting to be part of something now-popular... (MORE - missing details)
UEFA Women's Euro 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Euro_2022
The celebrations continue as England defeats Germany to win EURO 2022.