Sunak pledges to ‘build on legacy’ of Lionesses after schools commitment

Announcement of measures making same sports available to boys and girls follows campaign by England women's football team

It is the government's job to build on the Lionesses' legacy, the prime minister has said, hours after heeding the calls of the Women's Euro 2022 champions and committing to providing girls with equal access to school sports.

Downing Street's announcement of the measures came after a campaign launched by the team on the heels of their tournament win last summer, when players wrote an open letter calling on the then prime ministerial contenders, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, to invest in girls' football in schools.