Gary Neville profile: How the former right-back has moved to the left wing

The former Manchester United defender is weighing up a move away from the comfort of the Sky Sports studio to the rough and tumble of British politics

Gary Neville: the outspoken pundit is considering a tilt at politics after joining the British Labour Party. Illustration: Peter Hanan

In brief

Name: Gary Neville

Age: 46

Appearance: raging behind a Sky Sports microphone

Newsworthiness: the outspoken pundit is considering a tilt at politics after joining the British Labour Party

In depth

Football fans tuning into Sky Sports’ coverage of the Premier League do not expect political satire. But ahead of the recent Brighton v Crystal Palace derby, they were treated to a newly-subscribed Labour member’s mockery of the British prime minister.

“We get these ...