PLANS for a quango football regulator should be scrapped immediately, Kemi Badenoch blasted yesterday.
implored against creating another body which could be led by a donor.
In the coming weeks, ministers are expected to confirm that the will be headed up by .
The sports media rights executive donated almost £75,000 to Labour MPs and parliamentary candidates in 2023 and 2024.
Ms Badenoch told The Sun: “I don’t and have never really believed in the idea of a , because it’s about who runs it.
“I’ve heard rumours that Labour has picked some Labour person to run the football regulator.
“So it’s going to be a quango.
“This is a government that doesn’t have serious businesspeople, people who understand these things.
“Labour, running football, in my view, is not a good idea.”;
In February MP , former chairman of Southampton FC and FA Board member, warned the organisation would destroy the Premier League.
: “The Premier League’s an unbelievable success.
“It brings huge soft power to Britain, it brings huge amounts of tax revenue to the Exchequer.”;
