G8 and G20 Summits

Barry Gardiner Excerpts

Monday 28th June 2010 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

That was an ingenious way of bringing goal-line technology into a statement on the G20, and I am amazed by your latitude, Mr Speaker—[Interruption.] There was no point blaming the referee; as I said, we were not robbed, we were beaten. However, to Chancellor Merkel’s credit, every time Germany slotted another one past us, she apologised.

[Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab)]

Will the Prime Minister confirm that the only occasions in the past 25 years when England have beaten Germany at football have been under a Labour Government? When does he expect that we will be able to do that again?