NewsMidlands Newsbank holidayStarmer has offered his clearest statement yet06:46, 09 Jul 2026Updated 06:57, 09 Jul 2026England WILL get an extra bank holiday should the men's team win the World Cup, Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce. Reports suggest Mr Starmer, the outgoing Labour Party Prime Minister, will greenlight the extra bank holiday should Thomas Tuchel's men win.‌It would most likely be on Friday 24 July, the Guardian is reporting. The date would allow England to travel back from the final on Sunday 19 July in New Jersey, and for the Football Association a few days to arrange an open-top bus parade through central London.‌Monday's 3-2 win in Mexico City was a result and performance that many have described as England's best World Cup performance since the final of 1966.‌REA