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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jitendra Joshi

Lisa Nandy plays down frictions with Premier League clubs over new football regulator

Former Manchester United footballer Gary Neville talking to Lisa Nandy at the Labour party conference in September - (PA Wire)

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy insisted on Thursday that she had enjoyed “incredibly constructive” talks with the Premier League over the Government’s new Football Governance Bill, despite concerns levied by the top flight clubs.

The Labour minister said the revived legislation “strikes the right balance”, after Uefa warned of possible sanctions against UK teams if a future new regulator is deemed to be interfering in the game.

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