CYP Now - Lionesses urge leadership candidates to ensure girls can play football at school

England’s Lionesses have written to the Conservative leadership candidates urging them to ensure all girls have increased access sports, including football, in their PE lessons following their Euros victory over Germany.

The Lionesses' Euros success has sparked a campaign for equal access to football for girls. Picture: England Football

The open letter to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, signed by all 23 members of England Senior Women’s Euro squad, calls on the next Prime Minister to “to ensure that all girls have access to a minimum of two hours a week PE.

“Not only should we be offering football to all girls, we also need to invest in and support female PE teachers too.

“Their role is crucial, and we need to give them the resources to provide girls' football sessions. They are key role models from which so many young girls can flourish,” the letter adds.

"We see this as only the beginning."

An open letter from our #Lionesses... pic.twitter.com/Ty9kA7zgGa

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