Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed a Uefa warning that England could be thrown out of their own European Championship over the Government’s new football regulator.

Keir Starmer said he was confident the Three Lions wouldn't be excluded from the 2028 tournament the UK is co-hosting after reports UEFA was worried about 'government interference' in football

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government was talking to UEFA over its concerns about Britain's proposals for a men's football regulator but he was confident the plans were within its rules and would not risk England's exclusion from Euro 2028.

A bill to establish a body to oversee the top five tiers of the men's game in England was reintroduced in July.

England’s participation in the Champions League is at risk if Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer moves ahead with plans for an independent football regulator, according to a warning from Uefa, the

The Times and the BBC have obtained a letter to Culture Minister Lisa Nandy in which UEFA's general secretary, Theodore Theodoridis, makes it clear that there should be no 'government interference in the running of football' and that the ultimate sanction is, in principle, that England may be excluded for all UEFA tournaments.

As reported by PAP, UEFA sent a letter to the English FA expressing "concern" over the plans of Lisa Nandy, the newly appointed Minister for Culture, Media, and Sport. The politician announced the creation of an "independent football regulator" aimed at monitoring the financial stability of clubs and preventing them from participating in European competitions.

Uefa has warned the UK government that England risk a ban from the Euro 2028 tournament they are co-hosting if Prime Minister Keir Starmer goes ahead with existing plans for a men's football regulator,