No plans for bank holiday if England win World Cup

There are "no plans" for an other slope vacation if the England women's shot squad triumph the World Cup, the authorities has said.

If they triumph connected Sunday, they volition go the archetypal England shot squad to assistance a large trophy since 1966.

There has ne'er been an other slope vacation aft a sporting achievement, contempt nationalist calls for one.

The authorities resisted appeals for an other time disconnected in the run-up to the Lionesses' Euros triumph successful 2022, and a petition calling for a slope vacation successful the lawsuit the men's squad won Euro 2020 besides failed to get support.

Asked if determination could beryllium a alteration of bosom this clip around, a authorities spokesperson said: "We congratulate the Lionesses connected their fantastic accomplishment successful getting to the Women's World Cup final.

"The existent signifier of nationalist and slope holidays is good established and determination are nary plans to alteration this."

While determination would apt beryllium enactment from the nationalist for an other slope holiday, the authorities is wary of the costs associated with them.

Estimates of the interaction connected the system alteration widely, but successful 2010 a House of Commons room report enactment the measure for an other slope vacation astatine £2.9bn, and some the Bank of England and Office of Budget Responsibility accidental it negatively impacts growth.

Extra slope holidays person been held for assorted royal events, portion 1 was moved successful 2020 to people the 75th day of VE Day.

England and Wales person 8 slope holidays a year, portion Scotland has 9 and Northern Ireland 10. There was an other slope vacation successful 2023 for the King's Coronation.

Meanwhile, Kensington Palace person confirmed the Prince of Wales - who is seat of the Football Association - volition not question to Sydney to ticker the final.

The King has sent his "warmest congratulations" to the team, hailing the "mighty Lionesses" arsenic an "inspiration connected and disconnected the pitch".

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak congratulated the team, tweeting "bring connected Sunday", portion Labour person Sir Keir Starmer said the semi-final triumph implicit Australia was "phenomenal".