A minister from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport today told parliament that “football requires a strong independent regulator … I and the government endorse [this] in principle today”.
Nigel Huddleston, parliamentary under-secretary for DCMS, said: “That is what the fans want, and this government is on the side of fans.”
Labour supported the decision, with shadow secretary of state for DCMS, Jo Stevens, saying: “We on this side of the house have called for years for an independent regulator to fix it.
“So we’re therefore delighted that it forms the key recommendation of the report.”
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The SNP’s spokesperson Gavin Newlands joked: “English football is now awash with blood money from dictatorships and oligarchs – similar to the Tory party conference.”