The MP said President Putin would use the tournament to promote his regime FIFA/Getty ImagesBritain should push to strip Russia of the World Cup and have it held next year in another country, a leading Labour backbencher has said. Stephen Kinnock, who was arrested in St Petersburg when he worked for the British Council a decade ago, said President Putin was looking to use the tournament to promote his regime. “I think we should seriously consider making a co-ordinated approach to Fifa and talk about moving the World Cup to 2019 and have it hosted in another country or countries,” the Labour MP for Aberavon said. “Putin has invested billions of roubles in the World Cup and sees it as an opportunity to showcase his regime to the world.”Stephen Kinnock was arrested in St Petersburg when he worked for the British Council EPATheresa May has resisted pressure to ask the English Football…

Source: The Times March 16, 2018 12:00 UTC