There will be no bank holiday to celebrate England's run to the Euro 2020 final.
There was speculation ahead of Sunday's match that Boris Johnson would set a bank holiday, likely Monday July 19, if England had beaten Italy, but the Azzurri beat the Three Lions on penalties on Sunday night.
Downing Street has said a bank holiday is not being considered to celebrate England reaching the Euro 2020 final.
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The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “We’ll be talking to the FA to identify a suitable way for the Prime Minister to thank the players and coaching staff for their efforts.
“But a bank holiday is not something that is being considered.”
The aftermath of yesterday's final saw England players receive racist messages on social media, which has been condemned by the FA and Prime Minister.
In a statement following the racist abuse directed to England’s football team after their Euro 2020 final defeat, Facebook – which owns Instagram – said it tries to remove harmful content as quickly as possible and encouraged people to use the tools it offers to block abuse.
“No one should have to experience racist abuse anywhere, and we don’t want it on Instagram,” a Facebook company spokesperson said.
“We quickly removed comments and accounts directing abuse at England’s footballers last night and we’ll continue to take action against those that break our rules.
“In addition to our work to remove this content, we encourage all players to turn on Hidden Words, a tool which means no one has to see abuse in their comments or DMs.
“No one thing will fix this challenge overnight, but we’re committed to keeping our community safe from abuse.”
