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Lord Pannick (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 July 2025

Debate

Football Governance Bill [HL]

Contribution

My Lords, I declare my football interests: I remain a season ticket holder at Arsenal Football Club and counsel to Manchester City Football Club in the continuing disciplinary and regulatory proceedings involving the Premier League. In respect of both those interests, I very much look forward to next season. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Burns, for setting out with such clarity why the team captained by the noble Lord, Lord Birt, of which I am proud to be a member, welcomes the Commons amendments, in particular to remove the binary mechanism which would have fettered the power of the regulator. I welcome these government amendments because they seem to further what I hope that the Minister will confirm are the three key goals of this Bill.

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