Labour to Commit to Football Governance Laws in UK Manifesto (1)

Labour is expected to commit to passing new laws on football governance in its UK general election manifesto due to be published next week, people familiar with the matter said.

Plans put forward by Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government — and backed by Labour — to create a new football regulator did not become law before the prime minister called the election for July 4, meaning the proposals are in limbo pending the outcome of the vote. Keir Starmer’s party is on course to take power, leading the Tories by 22.3 percentage points on Friday according to Bloomberg’s rolling ...