By-election candidate fights for Celtic and Rangers to form 'Premier League of Great Britain'

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Rutherglen and Hamilton West candidate wants voters to choose him in tomorrow’s by-election to fight for a ‘ Premier League of Great Britain’.

Independent candidate Gary Cooke issued a plea for voters to use the by-election as a chance to ‘create history’ in a campaign pledge which would see Celtic and Rangers go up against the English elite.The hopeful candidate believes that the merger would see Scottish clubs receive a bigger income and allow them to retain top assets like they sold in the past to teams down south, like Virgil Van Dijk.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In a statement to Lanarkshire Live, Gary Patrick Cooke said: “Next year, there will be another General Election in the UK; and we can change the Government at that time.“In this by-election, we can’t change the Government; but we can make Scottish political history here in Rutherglen and Hamilton West.

We can do this by electing a candidate who is not representing any political party but who is seeking to insert a provision into the law which could bring great joy into the lives of countless Scots for decades to come.“By voting for me, Garry Patrick Cooke, you will be declaring that you want the main, political parties to facilitate the creation by law of a ‘Premier League of Great Britain’ (PLGB) in professional football so