No Bank Holiday After Lionesses Make History In Basel

Downing Street has nary plans for a slope vacation to people nan Lionesses' Euro 2025 win, nan BBC understands.

England made history connected Sunday arsenic they retained their title against World Champions Spain aft a melodramatic punishment shootout successful Basel.

A homecoming parade will beryllium held successful cardinal London connected Tuesday, pinch an open-top autobus circuit culminating successful a ceremonial extracurricular Buckingham Palace.

But nan authorities appears group to corroborate location will beryllium nary slope vacation to people nan occasion, successful statement pinch what happened erstwhile England won nan aforesaid tourney 2 years ago.

Calls for a slope vacation aft a awesome shot occurrence are not new, but nary were held erstwhile England's men's squad won nan World Cup successful 1966, nor erstwhile nan Lionesses won nan Euros successful 2022.

Sir Keir has antecedently suggested he would beryllium unfastened to giving group a time disconnected activity to observe an England win, saying astatine nan clip that nan 2022 triumph should beryllium "marked pinch a due time of celebration".

When nan Lionesses reached nan World Cup last against Spain successful 2023, Sir Keir said "there should beryllium a celebratory slope vacation if nan Lionesses bring it home".

Downing Street will apt person an oculus connected nan economical costs of announcing an other slope holiday.

Government modelling has antecedently put nan costs astatine £1.36bn, while accountancy patient PwC estimated nan fig would beryllium person to £831m.

Sir Keir watched connected from nan stands arsenic England clinched a triumph connected penalties, aft nan 2 sides held each different astatine 1-1 aft 90 minutes and other time.

Spot kicks from Alex Greenwood, Niamh Charles and Chloe Kelly, arsenic good arsenic 2 immense saves from goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, were capable to spot England look from nan tense lucifer victorious.

The premier curate described nan squad arsenic "history makers" aft nan full-time whistle, adding: "You dug heavy erstwhile it mattered astir and you've made nan federation proud."