‘Enough’, said Gary Neville this week as he (once again) attacked Boris Johnson. The ex-footballer is no stranger to attacking the Tories: in the past few months, the former England right-back has dubbed Johnson a ‘liar’, bizarrely suggested that the PM is a ‘spaghetti bolognese of a man’ and accused the Government of ‘incompetency’.
Neville is clearly a busy man: as well as his day job talking about football, he is listed as a director for 56 firms
Even football fans aren’t safe from Neville’s bit-part political punditry. During England’s Euro 2020 semi-final win this summer, when the whole country was (briefly) united for once, he interjected to suggest that Gareth Southgate, the England manager, had shown more leadership than the Prime Minister. But while Neville’s career as a Tory attack dog appears to be taking off, is he in danger of taking his eye off the ball elsewhere?
Mr S only asks because one of the many, many companies which list Neville as a director has failed to file its accounts on time. As
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