The former Manchester United and England footballer, now a Sky Sports pundit, confirmed he had joined the Labour Party back in January this year
On the pitch, England legend Gary Neville was a tough-tackling, no-nonsense defender. A bit dour, perhaps. Grumpy and not exactly a bundle of laughs.
“Usually when I see red in Liverpool I’m in trouble,” he said at the start of the half-hour session. “It’s the best reception I’ve ever had in Liverpool.” As Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell asked him if he’d seen the Women’s Euros trophy on display at the conference, he said: “I’ve never seen an international trophy.”
And referring to the freeze on alcohol duties in Kwasi Kwarteng’s Budget on Friday, he quipped: “Perhaps she had a part-time gig at Bargain Booze!” Discussing proposals by the former Tory Sports Minister Tracey Crouch for an independent regulator of football, he showed off all his Sky Sports commentating flair.
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