Prime Minister Andy Burnham seems keen to take another look at the drinking ban that has for over 40 years prevented supporters who are watching football from taking alcoholic drinks with them to their seasts in the stadiums.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has indicated he is open to reviewing and potentially repealing the 40-year-old ban on drinking alcohol in view of football pitches. Speaking to reporters in New York on Wednesday, Burnham described the long-standing restriction as discriminatory toward football supporters compared to fans of other sports.
The Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 currently bans pitchside alcohol consumption across the top five tiers of English football. Burnham suggested the reform could begin on a trial basis, though the UK Football Policing Unit voiced opposition citing ongoing disorder concerns.
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