Andy Burnham ‘plots bid for Britain to host World Cup’ as he eyes tourism boost

NewsUKUK PoliticsAndy Burnham ‘plots bid for Britain to host World Cup’ as he eyes tourism boostIt would be the first time the World Cup returned to the UK since 1966Bryony Gooch Friday 21 August 2026 14:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037079","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/world-cup-england-uk-2038-2042-andy-burnham-b3037079.html","title":"Andy Burnham ‘plots bid for Britain to host World Cup’ as he eyes tourism boost"}}Andy Burnham, who is a big football fan, crosses the ball during the annual match between the Labour Party and journalists on the first day of the Labour Party Conference in 2016 (AFP/Getty)Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletterGet the latest political headlines with our free emailGet the latest political headlines with our free emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveTheView","regTitle":"View from Westminster","subscriptionGroup":"view_from_westminster","subscriptionGroupId":"b95d438b-1c8a-4bcc-b662-ba3e12f2afc5","type":"the_view_westminster","pathPrefix":"/news/uk/politics","associatedAuthors":["Kate Devlin","Millie Cooke","Athena Stavrou"],"title":"Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter","mobileTitle":"Get the latest political headlines with our free email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/viewFromWestminster1_1_new.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveViewFromWestminster","regSourceSect...