Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spoken following hopes of an extra Bank Holiday if England win the European Championships. Gareth Southgate's side will play Spain in Berlin in Germany on Sunday night in the Euro 2024 final.

Starmer said he believed the country should “certainly mark the occasion” if the team is victorious, but said he did not want to 'jinx anything'. Asked if football is coming home, Sir Keir replied: “It looks like it.”

I managed to pop out from one of my sessions for just five minutes which is when I saw Harry Kane get the first goal,” Sir Keir said, after the semi-final clashed with a meeting. 

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"I missed the second one but it was brilliant. So on we go now, great chance. I’ve always said this team were going to go all the way so I’m really, really pleased and just good luck for Sunday.”

Asked if there will be an extra day off if England win on Sunday, he said: “We should certainly mark the occasion, I don’t want to jinx it. 

I went to the last Euros final, I don’t want to go through that again. I don’t want to jinx anything but we must mark it in some way.

"But the most important thing is getting it over the line on Sunday.”

Leading the call for a extra bank holiday, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said: "The Three Lions are playing their first ever final on foreign soil, and if they bring it home, the Government should bring home a bank holiday to celebrate.

Sir Keir, an Arsenal supporter who regularly plays five-a-side football, said England’s win on Wednesday night was “fantastic”.

He is expected to attend the match in Berlin after watching Wednesday’s semi-final from the Nato summit in Washington DC.

Sir Keir was seen watching Harry Kane score England’s equaliser in the match in a room with his Dutch counterpart Dick Schoof.

The prime minister got out of his seat and celebrated as the spot-kick was drilled home, then shook hands with Mr Schoof.

“I managed to pop out from one of my sessions for just five minutes which is when I saw Harry Kane get the first goal,” he told broadcasters.

Sir Keir said it looked like football was coming home when asked about the result during an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden.

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