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Police criticise government’s late decision to allow pubs to stay open until 5am for England match – UK politics live

Politics The Guardian By Taz Ali 03 Jul 2026 11:27 1 min read
Police criticise government’s late decision to allow pubs to stay open until 5am for England match – UK politics live

The late announcement is forcing police forces to take officers away from communities due to a potential rise of alcohol-linked violent incidents Downing Street said it would continue to use X after the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, announced she would stop using the social media platform. Nandy said yesterday the culture and media department will also stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”. It is for individual departments to decide what is

The late announcement is forcing police forces to take officers away from communities due to a potential rise of alcohol-linked violent incidents

Downing Street said it would continue to use X after the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, announced she would stop using the social media platform.

Nandy said yesterday the culture and media department will also stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”.

It is for individual departments to decide what is right for them in this regard.

Our full focus remains on making sure X is following the law, cleaning up its act and ensuring it is safe for women, girls, children and people right across the country.”

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