PM’s suggestion England footballers left ‘nothing out there’ would ordinarily mean they made no effort
Rishi Sunak has congratulated the Lionesses on their performance in the World Cup final but still managed to cause a stir after telling the footballers they “left nothing out there”.
Angela Eagle, a Labour MP, and Jon Sopel, the broadcaster, were among those questioning whether he had apparently mangled a sporting phrase, saying it should surely be “left everything out there”.
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