Euro 2024: I don’t want to jinx it, Starmer says about Euros bank holiday

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said “we should certainly mark the occasion” if England win Euro 2024.

But he stopped short of confirming there would be a bank holiday if the Three Lions were victorious, saying he did not want to “jinx it”.

The Liberal Democrats have called for an extra bank holiday if England win, following their 2-1 semi-final victory against the Netherlands on Wednesday.

England will play Spain in the final in Berlin on Sunday.

Speaking at the Nato summit in Washington, the prime minister said: “We should certainly mark the occasion.

“I went to the last Euros finals. I don’t want to go through that again so I don’t want to jinx anything.

“We must mark it in some way but the most important thing is getting it over the line on Sunday.”

Sir Keir, an Arsenal supporter who regularly plays five-a-side football, said he always knew the team were going to go “all the way.”