Inside Politics: No 10 joins ‘roars of outrage’ against European Super League

Downing Street is looking at various tactics to block the despised breakaway league, writes Adam Forrest

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“The socialism I believe in … is a way of living,” said Liverpool FC legend Bill Shankly. “Everyone having a share of the rewards. It’s the way I see football and the way I see life.” The European Super League plan has shaken everything we thought we knew about football – and politics too. Boris Johnson, not exactly loved on Merseyside, finds himself on the same page as the Liverpool supporters’ union, Spirit of Shankly. The PM says our football clubs are much more than “global brands”. So Labour, the Tories, the royal family (William hates it too) are united in disgust. Strange days.

Inside the bubble

Senior political commentator John Rentoul on what to look out for today: