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Lord Markham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 January 2025

Debate

Football Governance Bill [HL]

Contribution

Noble Lords will remember that, in earlier debates, I said that there are many good things that the regulator should be set up to do, so I agree with that. The MK Dons is a very good example. The “fit and proper persons” test and the breakaway league are both very positive reasons to have it. An earlier proposal was that every club should have two non-executive independent directors, which, from memory —I cannot quite remember—had widespread support. All those sorts of things are good; it is the financial redistribution of the moneys that I believe is a step too far.

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