Stuart Andrew
UK sports minister Stuart Andrew (right) during the national anthems before the England v Wales game

Stuart Andrew was the sports minister for England.

England and Wales were among seven countries that stopped wearing them because of the consequences of doing so.

Andrew wore the armband to promote diversity and inclusion.

The leader of the World Cup in the country said the armbands were sending out a divisive message.

Andrew told Dan that he didn't want to hide who he was.

Stewart said that as a sports minister, he had to represent everyone and that he wanted to have a look at the issues.

A lot of fans would like to come and support their team. It's sad that some people don't want to come, we have a great match going on.

The German interior minister wore the OneLove armband while sitting next to Infantino during her country's opening game, while the British Broadcasting Corporation's Alex Scott wore it live on air.

Stuart said that the UK could learn from the way the event was hosted.

He said that there had been mixed reports and that he had to come here himself.

Most of the fans have told me what they expected and what they are experiencing.

There are some positive things that have happened here and there are some areas that have been fixed quickly when things go wrong.

They have provided some fantastic facilities for disabled fans and we may have learned some lessons from that.

It's only if you come here and see it for yourself that you can actually think about it and have honest conversations with the people there.

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