Sir Keir Starmer has already made his stance clear on granting a Bank Holiday if England win Women's Euros

Sir Keir Starmer has already appeared to make his stance clear on whether there should be a Bank Holiday if England win Women's Euro 2025.

The Lionesses reached the semi-finals of the tournament on Thursday evening after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Sweden.

After the match finished 2-2 over 120 minutes, Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Lucy Bronze converted their spot kicks as Sarina Wiegman's side triumphed 3-2 on penalties.

The shootout was a story of saves and misses, with goalkeepers Jennifer Falk (four) and Hannah Hampton (two) keeping out six penalties between them.

The Lionesses will now take on Italy in the semi-finals, and could take on dominant reigning world champions Spain in the final should they get there.

That would be a repeat of the Women's World Cup final, which Spain won 1-0 through Olga Carmona's first half goal.

The then Conservative government ruled out a bank holiday if England had won that match.

A year earlier, there was also no bank holiday when the Lionesses won Euro 2021.

But prior to that final, the then opposition Labour leader Starmer called on the government to award a bank holiday should England be successful.

Starmer, who is a season ticket holder at Arsenal, told the Daily Mirror: "They have already done us proud, but if they win it will be a truly historic achievement - one that should be marked with a proper day of celebration, where clubs can open and promote access for women and girls."

Now the Prime Minister following success in the 2024 General Election, Starmer is now of course in the position to grant an additional bank holiday if the Lionesses do lift the trophy in Switzerland.

Days after the election, Starmer hinted at the possibility of a bank holiday if England won the men's Euros final over Spain, though that discussion was ultimately not necessary.

And there are still two important fixtures to go before that outcome needs to be seriously considered again.

Several members of the Lionesses squad have already achieved European success this season.

Kelly, Russo, Beth Mead, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Lionesses captain Leah Williamson were all part of the Arsenal side that defeated Barcelona to win the Women's Champions League.

With the Spain squad made up largely of Barcelona stars, such as Aitana Bonmati, Alexia Putellas and Patri Guijarro, a 'reunion' of sorts could yet be on the cards in the Women's Euro 2025 final.

When is the Lionesses' next match?

Sarina Wiegman's England side take on Italy in the Women's Euro 2025 semi-final on Tuesday, July 22 at 8pm BST.

The fixture takes place at the Stade de Geneve, Geneva.

The Lionesses are yet to play at the stadium during the tournament, with three of their four fixtures taking place in Zurich and the other in St Gallen.

Basel's St Jakob-Park will host the final, which takes place on Sunday, July 27 at 5pm UK time.