Sir Keir Starmer stays neutral in Ipswich-Norwich football rivalry

Jack Abbott invites the prime minister to a match while asking about the future of town centres.

The prime minister declined to take sides in an East Anglian footballing rivalry as he congratulated Ipswich Town on promotion to the Premier League.

Mr Abbott joked the town now boasted a top tier team - "unlike our friends over the border in Norfolk". Mr Abbott was speaking for the first time in the House of Commons after being elected to represent the town. He continued: "Unlike our friends over the border in Norfolk, we also now have a Premier League football team again; the prime minister is very welcome to join us when Arsenal visit next year.

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