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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May was too anxious to see the last moments of the British football team's fierce victory over Tuesday night, said her spokeswoman.
England qualifies for the World Cup quarter-finals in Russia with their first shootout victory in the competition, ending a series of heartbreaking outings from major tournaments and mbad celebrations in London.
But for the month of May, leading a minority government locked in the latest acts of the country's most complex negotiations since the end of the Second World War leaving the European Union, the tension at Moscow's Spartak stadium was too heavy
"She said earlier that she is fighting to look at the penalties because it's a scary moment," spokesman May to reporters.
Speaking to parliament earlier, May described the victory as a "very rare and welcome event" and congratulated the team.
The opposition Labor Party also took the floor, launching a new policy following the historic victory saying that all of Britain should have a day off to celebrate whether England won the tournament.
"We do not want to get ahead of ourselves, but I think Jeremy thinks that if England were to win the World Cup, there should be a public bank holiday," a spokesman for the World Cup said. Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn said.
Report of William James; edited by Stephen Addison
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