Andy Burnham called for the ban on drinking alcohol in football stands to be overturned, describing it as discriminatory.

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Andy Burnham, the UK Prime Minister, has called the ban on drinking alcohol in the stands during men's football matches discriminatory. He argues that the 40-year-old prohibition applies only to men's football, while women's football and rugby allow alcohol in stands, and has indicated he may seek to overturn the ban.

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The claim is based on direct statements from Burnham reported by BBC News and other major outlets, lending it high reliability. BBC is a trusted source and the story is corroborated by multiple international reports, though the BBC article itself is a secondary report, not a primary document.

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