BBC News
·Jul 2026
Starmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup
Keir Starmer signalled that England’s potential World Cup victory could lead to an extra bank holiday, likely on 24 July, though the team must still win three matches to reach that point. England face Norway in the quarter-final, with a possible final on 19 July. Starmer is expected to step down the following day, with Andy Burnham set to replace him, and attending a final could briefly delay the transition of power.