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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Glaze

Calls grow to override stuffy honours protocol and knight rugby's Kevin Sinfield

A top Cabinet Minister has paid tribute to rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield amid growing calls for him to be knighted.

Sinfield, 42, has raised more than £8million for motor neurone disease charities in honour of his best pal Rob Burrow, who suffers from the debilitating condition.

Asked about calls for the pair to become Sirs, Health Secretary Steve Barclay - who was presented with today's Mirror front page live on BBC Breakfast - said: "As the Health Secretary but also a rugby fan I think what both of them have done is absolutely amazing.

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