Defender says home secretary ‘stoked the fire’ after dismissing team taking the knee as ‘gesture politics’
The England footballer Tyrone Mings has criticised the home secretary, Priti Patel, in her condemnation of the racist abuse faced by his teammates, after she previously said players taking the knee was “gesture politics”.
Politicians and public figures have spoken out against the racist hate faced by England players, in particular Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, on social media following their Euro 2020 final defeat.
