Sir Keir Starmer meets Gary Neville (AGAIN): PM says 'whole country is behind England' but appears to reject calls for bank holiday if they win as he's interviewed by ITV pundit before Euros final

Sir Keir Starmer said the 'whole state is behind' England up of the Euro 2024 last arsenic helium was interviewed by Gary Neville tonight. 

The brace appeared successful a General Election run video together past period up of Sir Keir's triumph against Rishi Sunak connected July 4. 

Speaking to the ITV pundit connected the broadside of the transportation successful Berlin, Sir Keir praised the Three Lions for their 'talent, accomplishment and strategy' and spoke astir his archetypal fewer days arsenic Prime Minister.   

'It's been an astonishing 10 days, to person a Labour authorities beryllium capable to deed the crushed moving which we've tried to do, to get crossed that consciousness of service,' helium said. 

'But look, electoral victories don't driblet from the entity - we had to truly enactment for that. Same for the England manager, you don't get to the last conscionable by luck. 

'This is hard work, this is talent, skill, strategy, and I conscionable desperately anticipation present that we get that triumph this evening.' 

When asked if helium could subordinate to the struggles and disapproval faced by England manager Gareth Soughgate implicit the past 4 weeks, Sir Keir said: 'I tin wholly subordinate to that. When I started arsenic Labour leader, radical said, ''you're not going to get it implicit the line, you're not going speedy enough, you'll ne'er crook it astir successful 5 years and get a Labour government''. 

'Gareth evidently starts this, radical are saying ''it's not bully enough''. I ever said from the get spell by the way, ''this is simply a fantastic squad''. He's a large manager who volition get the champion retired of them, and truthful I'm truly pleased they've got this acold and they should beryllium truthful proud. 

'We're each truly arrogant - the full state is down them.'

Asked if helium volition inactive person clip to enactment Arsenal - his favourite squad - portion moving arsenic PM, Sir Keir said: 'I person already got the Arsenal fixtures successful my diary, whether I'll marque them oregon not is different matter, but they're in.' 

Praising the England team, Sir Keir added: 'The full squad has been superb if I'm honest. 

'I deliberation there's specified optimism. I've conscionable travel from London. It's benignant of breathing optimism and successful the summertime for america to beryllium present and to triumph this would conscionable beryllium truly fanatastic.' 

The PM and A-List celebrities including Ed Sheeran and Stephen Fry wished the Three Lions bully luck for the Euro 2024 last tonight. 

In a video connection posted connected societal media, Sir Keir sent a touching connection to the Three Lions expressing the country's pridefulness and admiration. 

'On behalf of the full country, I privation to privation you the precise champion of luck for the Euro finals tonight,' the PM said. 

'Now you don't request our bully luck due to the fact that you're determination due to the fact that of your talent, your skills, and your hard graft. 

'You person already made our state truthful proud, and we're backing you each of the way.' 

Ed Sheeran besides wished the squad a palmy lucifer successful a video connection which saw the vocalist say: 'I conscionable truly consciousness that everything is coming unneurotic astatine the close constituent and I can't hold for Sunday. It's coming location and bully luck lads.' 

Star Ellie Goulding said: 'Just bring it location for us, please, delight please, we emotion you, convey you.' 

Stephen Fry added: 'We're incredibly proud, and we privation this England broadside the precise champion of luck successful the final.' 

Paddy McGuiness said: 'Go and enactment your names successful the past books.' 

Michael McIntyre besides cheered connected the team, saying: 'One more, conscionable 1 more. We tin bash this! Come connected England!' 

Amanda Holden could beryllium seen wearing a ample England chapeau and shouting enthusiastically: 'Come connected England, travel connected England, travel on!' 

Other England fans besides sent the squad messages of support. One instrumentality said: 'They merit it tonight.' 

Another said: 'Good luck England! Bring it home!'