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Andy Burnham taunts Tory MP who vowed to boycott England team because they take the knee - as nation rejoices over historic victory over Germany

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has left a taunting message on Twitter in response to a Tory MP who said he will be boycotting England’s games in Euro 2020 over players’ decision to take the knee before matches.

Lee Anderson, the MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, said by doing so, the England team was supporting a “political movement” and risked alienating “traditional supporters”.

Burnham took to the social media site to re-tweet the story with a message above stating: Today, the nation is rejoicing as England achieved a historic victory over Germany, scoring two goals and taking us into the quarter final of Euro 2020.

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