Tyrone Mings has hit out at Home Secretary Priti Patel saying she cannot “pretend to be disgusted” over the racist abuse sent to England footballers after she “stoked the fire” a few weeks ago by describing players taking the knee as “gesture politics”. Patel tweeted on Monday morning: “I am disgusted that England players who have given so much for our country this summer have been subject to vile racist abuse on social media. But Patel at the time told GB News she does not “support people participating in that type of gesture politics”. Mings acknowledged the Home Secretary’s reaction in a press conference days after England’s tournament opener against Croatia. “I’m still struggling to find the words to express my emotions from the past month,” Mings wrote on Twitter.

Source: Express July 12, 2021 20:26 UTC