Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 5am on Monday after a late U-turn by the Prime Minister.
Football fans in England and Wales will get hours of extra drinking as England take on Mexico in a last-16 match kicking off at 1am UK time.
Ministers initially refused to relax the licensing laws yesterday, but in a rare popular U-turn, Keir Starmer said pubs could stay open until after the final whistle.
The Home Office will initiate an emergency law change this morning. Sir Keir said: ‘Football might be coming home but we’re making sure fans don’t have to.
‘Pubs staying open until
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