Member

The Premier League and the EFL are equal stakeholders and not adversaries, yet this version of the backstop recasts them as combatants, ensuring that every negotiation becomes a proxy battle for regulatory intervention. I urge the Government to reconsider and restore the ability of football stakeholders to agree long-term solutions without the unnecessary intrusion of the backstop. Let us not see the Premier League as a magic money tree to be shaken for short-term redistribution, but instead empower it to remain a driver of sustainable investment for the entire football ecosystem.