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Gary Neville's dig at Tory MP boycotting England matches in protest at players taking the knee

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Gary Neville has taken a dig at an MP who is boycotting England's Euro 2020 matches in protest at the players taking a knee.

Tory MP Lee Anderson has refused to watch Gareth Southgate’s team due to their anti-racism stance - but admitted he will check his phone for the latest score when England take on Italy in Sunday night's final.

Mr Anderson said he didn't like the 'taking the knee business' because it was associated with the Black Lives Matter movement.

In a video on Facebook, Mr Anderson – wearing a T-shirt with the Three Lions emblazoned on it – said it’s 'their choice to take the knee and it’s my choice not to watch the matches' but added he had

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