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Evening Standard
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John Dunne

Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith dismisses England footballers taking the knee as ‘nonsense’

A Tory MP has told England footballers kneeling against racism to cut out the “nonsense” after backing the decision by the FA that England captain Harry Kane should not wear a pro-LGBT+ rights OneLove armband.

The MP for Bassetlaw, Brendan Clarke-Smith was urged to “educate” himself by the boss of an anti-racism group after he hit out at kneeling England players on Monday.

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