Prime Minister says drinking ban in stands at football matches could be scrapped

A Sky Sports News report says the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, still wants beer to be allowed back in football stands. Drinking in stands at football matches is currently against the law; the ban was introduced in 1985 over concerns about hooliganism. Burnham, an Everton fan, said before entering Downing Street that the ban was wrong. ["Drinking alcohol in football stands is currently illegal", "The ban dates from 1985 and was linked to concerns about hooliganism", "Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he wants beer to return to stands", "Burnham said before entering Downing Street that the ban was wrong"]

► Subscribe to Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWSkySportsYT Prime Minister Andy Burnham still wants to see beer return to football stands. Currently, it is against the law to drink in the stands at football game. It was made illegal in 1985 due to concerns about hooliganism. But Burnham - an Everton fan - said before he entered Downing Street that such a ban was wrong. #primeminister #football #skysports MMA: https://bit.ly/SkySportsMMA Netball: https://bit.ly/SkySportsNetball NFL: https://bit.ly/SkySportsNFL Rugby League: https://bit.ly/SkySportsRugbyLeague Rugby Union: https://bit.ly/SkySportsRugbyUnion Tennis: https://bit.ly/SkySportsTennis More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skysports ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/ ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysports ► X: https://x.com/skysports ►Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire about licensing Sky Sports content, you can find out more here: https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/31754/11434270/license-sky-sports-footage