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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rowena Mason

Rishi Sunak sends Lionesses puzzling congratulations note

Rishi Sunak watching the women’s World Cup final match in a pub in Yorkshire.
Rishi Sunak watching the World Cup final match in a pub in Yorkshire. Photograph: Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak has congratulated the Lionesses on their performance in the World Cup final but still managed to cause a stir after telling the footballers they “left nothing out there”.

Angela Eagle, a Labour MP, and Jon Sopel, the broadcaster, were among those questioning whether he had apparently mangled a sporting phrase, saying it should surely be “left everything out there”.

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