From Bellingham’s quick-fire double to remarkable rearguard action, Telegraph Sport dissects the game of the tournament so far Daily Telegraph 06/07/26 Link England’s clash with Mexico turned into a chaotic World Cup classic as they overcame the conditions, fervent home crowd and a red card to book their place in the quarter-finals. Telegraph Sport breaks down how it unfolded. The atmosphere and the aggro There was so much talk about the mythical atmosphere at the Azteca and the challenge England would face. It did not disappoint. This was probably the craziest, most intense game of football that anyone who was inside the stadium has ever attended. On the pitch and off it, with the intensity of the fans something to behold. From two, three hours before the delayed kick-off. It was a mad game in a mad stadium in a gloriously mad city. And England and Tuchel can take so much credit from how they handled it. This was a result and a performance for the ages , the kind of transformati...
Josh Simons resigned from seat in May to give former Greater Manchester mayor path to return to Westminster Daily Telegraph 05/07/26 Link Josh Simons is expected to lead Downing Street’s head of policy unit under Andy Burnham , Labour allies have said. The former Makerfield MP resigned from his seat in May to give the former Greater Manchester mayor a path to return to Westminster and challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership. In his resignation letter, Mr Simons claimed he wanted to put his constituents first, but the 32-year-old has faced questions over whether he struck a deal with Mr Burnham to get a key role in the incoming administration . On Saturday night it was suggested that Mr Simons, who previously ran the centre-Left think tank Labour Together – founded by Morgan McSweeney and credited with Sir Keir’s leadership victory – was in line to head Downing Street’s policy unit. One Labour MP and ally of Mr Simons, told The Telegraph: “He would certainly be qualified f...