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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Josiah Mortimer

Tory MP tells England footballers to cut out 'nonsense' of kneeling against racism

A right-wing Tory MP has told footballers kneeling against racism to cut out the "nonsense".

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.

The MP was celebrating England’s decision not to wear the pro-LGBT+ rights OneLove armband in their first World Cup match against Iran, after FIFA suggested it would mean an instant yellow card for skipper Harry Kane.

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