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Parachute payments are among the reasons the two leagues have been unable to reach a new financial settlement worth an average £125m per year extra, despite years of negotiations and pressure from politicians.

The landmark legislation will give the regulator powers to assess the impact of the Premier League's controversial 'parachute payments' to relegated clubs as part of a 'State of the Game' review every five years.

Mr Bennett, 72, who served with the parachute regiment in Northern Ireland, was speaking ahead of the traditional Armistice Day ceremonies set to take place across Scotland.

Eddy said his father landed, hid his parachute and stole a bicycle to get "as far away as possible", ending up in a barn.

If the Democrats are to get through this, they must take the neurotic gloves off and focus on one goal: forcing Democrats and Republicans alike to see that the Trump reality is leading the country off a cliff and that the only one with a parachute is Trump.