France: UEFA

(asked on 21st June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her counterpart in the French Government that, in addition to the UEFA inquiry, the French authorities conduct their own investigation into (a) police conduct and (b) security measures during the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 29th June 2022

HMG has been clear that the events at the Champions League Final were unacceptable. The Foreign Secretary raised the issue with the French Foreign Minister on 1 June, as did the Sports Minister with his counterpart on 7 June. The French Government has apologised and acknowledged that mistakes were made.

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