England’s women retained their European Championship crown on Sunday, defeating world champions Spain 3–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in Basel. The result makes the Lionesses the first senior England side to win back-to-back major tournament titles and cements coach Sarina Wiegman’s third consecutive European triumph. Despite calls from opposition parties and supporters, Downing Street said on Monday it will not grant a one-off bank holiday to mark the victory. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer joked that, “If we had a bank holiday every time the Lionesses win, we would never go to work.” Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds told broadcasters the measure would be too costly, estimating that an additional holiday trims the economy by “a few billion pounds.” Instead, the government will host a reception for the squad at Number 10 on Monday afternoon, followed by an open-top bus parade along The Mall to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. The decision represents a reversal from Starmer’s 2022 stance, when he urged the then-government to consider a national day of celebration if the team triumphed. Public appetite for time off remains strong: a YouGov survey released Monday found 51 % of Britons would support a special bank holiday, including 68 % of 18-to-24-year-olds. The final attracted a combined peak television audience of about 16 million in the United Kingdom—12.2 million on the BBC and 4.2 million on ITV—making it the most-watched moment of 2025 so far. In Spain, the broadcast drew a record 6 million viewers and a 58 % share.