Starmer, Burnham to skip pubs

LONDON — The U.K.’s current and next prime minister will both skip the pub to watch England’s match against Mexico at their homes, advisers confirmed.

Keir Starmer — the outgoing PM who promoted his move to let English pubs stay open till 5 a.m. for the late-night kickoff — will watch with his family in London. Andy Burnham, who is set to succeed Starmer in two weeks, will watch with his family in Greater Manchester.

But the question is whether both make it to the bitter end — particularly after the game was delayed an hour due to adverse weather, moving kickoff to 2 a.m. local time. That would appear to pose a particular sleep-related challenge for Burnham, who is due in Westminster on Monday for access talks with senior officials as he prepares to take charge of the government.