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Lisa Nandy leads Commons tribute to Diogo Jota after death

Diogo Jota death: Lisa Nandy pays tribute to Liverpool forward in House of Commons
  • Liverpool FC forward Diogo Jota, 28, and his 26-year-old brother Andre died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday, 3 July.
  • Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy paid tribute to the footballer in the House of Commons, expressing the House's heartbreak and sympathy to his family and friends.
  • Nandy stated that MPs received the "heartbreaking news" just moments before entering the chamber.
  • Jota's death occurred only two weeks after he married his long-term girlfriend Rute Cardoso in Porto.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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