An England withdrawal from the World Cup should come under (EVEL).

I am not sure that a MP whose nation failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia should be delayed or held in a different country.

Stephen Kinnock made the comments after Prime Minister Theresa May said it was "highly likely" Russia was responsible for the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
The MP suggested holding the football tournament as planned would almost be a vindication of how the country behaves.
Russia has said the claims it is responsible are "unfounded".
Former double agent Mr Skripal, 66, and his daughter, Yulia, 33, were found slumped on a bench in Salisbury city centre on 4 March. On Tuesday morning they remain in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

Speaking on BBC Radio Wales, Mr Kinnock admitted that such action on the World Cup by football governing body FIFA was unlikely, but he said it would be better than for England to simply unilaterally withdraw.
The MP for Aberavon, who previously worked in Russia for the British Council cultural organisation, told the Good Morning Wales programme:

 "I have to say whilst I think this may well sound really quite unrealistic, I think it would be much better to have a co-ordinated action with FIFA, looking even at the possibility of delaying the world cup and having it in a different country."
"What the Russians have done here is completely unacceptable - do we really think that just in a few months we will almost be vindicating the way that they behave by having a celebration of football, and the
"I think if we were to just withdraw unilaterally... in this case the English team were to withdrawal, I think that wouldn't quite be the right way to go about this,"

 "What the Russians have done here is completely unacceptable - do we really think that just in a few months we will almost be vindicating the way that they behave by having a celebration of football, and the beautiful game, in their country,"

 I think if we were to just withdraw unilaterally... in this case the English team were to withdrawal, I think that wouldn't quite be the right way to go about this," Mr Kinnock added.
"Whereas a co-ordinated action across FIFA, that would be really felt in Russia and I think this is a very serious thing that has happened and there needs to be a serious response."

 So Mr Kinnock may not think the England team withdrawing Mr Kinnock use of "We"is rather unfortunate  and maybe he should have added that it would be wrong for a politician from Wales to even consider it would be wrong


Now clearly  if Russia are guilty of this attempted assassination  and it can be proven then it should be condemned  in the strongest terms and realistic measures taken/

Indeed if there was (perish the thought)  an UK  team taking part in the tournament then maybe a boycott should be called ?

But  that is not he case . I have no problem with Jose Mourinho’s decision to work as a World Cup pundit for Kremlin-backed television channel RT  been strongly criticised by Welsh Labour MPs  Chris Bryant and Stephen Doughty.

But any decision that affects the England side should perhaps come under the English Votes for English Laws (EVEL).

After all what would our reaction be it was Wales  and not England who qualified if MPs in England were to decide that the Welsh side were to withdraw.