Keir Starmer mocked for cringe call with hero Lionesses from Scotland as squad crowd around phone at No10 reception
Sarina Wiegman's side
following a tense 1-1 draw with Spain.
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Sir Keir Starmer made a phone call to the Lionesses as they enjoyed celebrations in Downing Street
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The Lionesses with their manager Sarina Wiegman in the call
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The England squad celebrating with their medals
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England are the Euro 2025 champions once more after back-to-back wins
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The newly-crowned winners arrived for a celebratory reception at Downing Street on Monday evening, hosted by Deputy Prime Minister
Number 10 was decorated for the occasion, with St George's flags draped over windows and bunting along the railings.
But
The President welcomed the PM and his wife Victoria to his golf course at Turnberry this afternoon for wide-ranging talks.
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However, Starmer did manage a phone call to the Lionesses while they were at the Downing Street garden to celebrate their Euros victory.
A post shared on Sir Keir's social media showed the moment Sarina Wiegman and some of the Lionesses received a video call from the PM.
He said: "Fantastic to see you all and welcome to Downing Street. I just wanted to say a huge congratulations to you and the whole team."
The video-call lasted about five minutes and Wiegman could be heard saying "hello Keir, nice to see you", adding "it's lovely here".
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She then thanked him for calling and for supporting the team throughout the tournament.
But trolls were quick to hit out against Sir Keir's phone call with some branding it "awkward" for the heroic Lionesses.
Another said on X, formerly Twitter: "Why does Keir have that uncanny valley AI feel in this video?
"It just gives off such weird vibes man."
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England's Lionesses return home to heroes' welcome with EURO 2025 trophy
Meanwhile, a third laughed: "They couldn't wait to get you off the phone."
"All feels so fake," said another of Starmer's attempt at conversation during the phone call.
The PM's post was captioned: "Back-to-back tournament wins. Inspiring the next generation. History makers.
"On behalf of the entire nation — congratulations Lionesses."
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Sarina Wiegman's troops secured a
with a penalty shootout victory over
Spain
in
Basel.
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Donald Trump welcomes Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria to his Scottish golf course
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Meanwhile the Euro winners enjoyed drinks in the sunshine
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England hero Chloe Kelly laughs as the team celebrate at the reception
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Kelly and her team-mates
And they were greeted by a chorus of cheers as they touched down in Old Blighty on Monday afternoon.
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Scores of footie fans waited for their heroines outside the terminal after getting wind of their arrival and erupted in cheers at Southend Airport in Essex.
Tuesday will see the team enjoy an open-top bus procession along The Mall and a ceremony in front of Buckingham Palace.
However, the Government won't commemorate the Lionesses' latest trophy haul with a Bank Holiday.
CHAMPIONS AGAIN
The Lionesses had a bumpy ride in Switzerland, but always managed to come up with the goods in the big moments.
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's side produced several Houdini acts before
against world champions
in the final.
England got off to a poor start as
But Hampton saved twice - including one from Caldentey and another from superstar Aitana Bonmati before Salma Paralluelo shanked her effort wide.
Kelly, 27, kept her cool to slot home the decisive penalty as
England retained their title as European champions
via a shootout on a historic night in Basel.
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The former Man City forward
, coming on for an injured
at the end of the first half and going on to set up
's equalising goal and netting the deciding spot kick.
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