Labour calls for government to ban perpetrators of online racist abuse from football grounds

Wednesday, 14 July 2021 00:01

Labour is calling on the Government to use the upcoming Online Safety Bill to give courts the power to ban anyone convicted of racist abuse online from attending football matches. Currently, Football Banning Orders do not cover offences that take place online. The Labour Party is calling for this to change so that online abuse is treated in the same way as racism shouted from the terraces. Labour has criticised the Government for refusing to back England players’ stance...Request free trial