Debate about women working as football pundits is ridiculous, says Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the talk about whether or not women ought to work as football pundits is “ridiculous”.

Barton’s feedback about Eni Aluko led to the ex-England ahead receiving abuse and feeling “genuinely scared”.

“I listen to all sorts of conversations and they’re all great. It shouldn’t really matter, quite frankly,” stated Sunak.

“Of course it should be open to everybody.”

Aluko stated she was scared to go away her home after feedback from Barton earlier this month, the place he in contrast the 36-year-old and co-commentator Lucy Ward to serial killers Fred and Rose West.

ITV criticised the “vindictive remarks”, whereas sports activities minister Stuart Andrew instructed a Culture, Media and Sport choose committee that the “dangerous comments open the floodgates for abuse”.

Since final month Barton, who was sacked as Bristol Rovers supervisor in October, has repeatedly used social media to criticise women working in males’s football. While his feedback have been broadly condemned, they’ve fuelled additional abuse.

“What we care about is the quality of the commentating. I don’t get to watch or listen to as much football as I’d like but obviously, that [debate] is completely ridiculous,” added Sunak.

“I have two young girls and I’d love it if one of them wanted to be a football commentator when they grew up.”