Rishi Sunak hits out at Gary Neville over striking workers row

PM says viewers don’t wants pundit’s views on politics after Neville attacks low pay

Rishi Sunak has hit back at former England footballer Gary Neville over claims workers in the UK were being exploited.

The ex-Manchester United defender was criticised by leading Tory MPs after he appeared to compare the plight of workers involved in the World Cup in Qatar with the issues faced by NHS nurses.

The ITV pundit said the government sid he “detested” low pay wherever it was found and accused the Sunak government of “demonising rail workers, ambulance workers and nurses” during the channel’s World Cup 2022 final coverage.