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Louie French is a Conservative member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup, in southeast London. He won the seat at a by-election in December 2021 and held it at the 2024 general election. In opposition he has served on the Conservative front bench for culture, media and sport since July 2024, first as a shadow parliamentary under-secretary and then as a shadow minister, and he sat on the Commons committee that scrutinized the Football Governance Bill in 2025.
We have documented 1 statement by Louie French, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Conservative shadow minister for culture, media and sport, in a statement reported by ITV News
Condemned
Statement summary
The Conservative shadow minister said Burnham's intervention in support of City's owners was frankly extraordinary while the club faced unprecedented allegations, and that Burnham was publicly backing the owners while the investigation continued.
“Andy Burnham’s intervention in support of Manchester City’s owners is frankly extraordinary.
The club face unprecedented allegations and fans are horrified by what they are reading in the papers, yet Burnham is publicly backing the owners even as the investigation continues.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)'Wrongdoing' at Manchester City should lead to 'appropriate consequences', says Downing StreetParagraphs quoting the Downing Street spokesperson, Burnham and Louie French
Why we used this label
French criticizes the Prime Minister for publicly backing City's owners while the case continues and says no club or owner should be above the rules, which rejects political support for the owners keeping the club. We labeled it Condemned.
After the sham-sponsorship findings, Jamie Carragher said Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners must sell up, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would be concerned to lose them. Regulator chair David Kogan says it can force a sale but will await the appeal.
