On the recordJuly 16, 2026
In fact, the World Cup has one of its central tenets that politics is separate from football.
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Peter Kyle
Labour Party
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Emphasizing the importance of separating politics from football.
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Politics should stay away from football. That is a very clear principle of the World Cup, but any consequences that come from that is now a decision for Fifa.
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If we can get those two things right from both sides then I think we have a really fantastic future.
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