England's Tyrone Mings accuses Priti Patel of ‘stoking fire’ of racism

Politicians and public figures have slammed the racist hate faced by England players following their Euro 2020 final defeat

England footballer Tyrone Mings has hit out at Priti Patel in her condemnation of the racist abuse faced by his teammates, after she previously called players taking the knee ‘gesture politics’ (Mike Egerton/PA)

England footballer Tyrone Mings has hit out at British 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 slammed 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.