FOOTBALL fans from the UK who were arrested at the Euro 2016 have "let the country down".

Home office minister Mike Penning made the claim as it came out that 65 UK football fans were arrested.

They were arrested for a number of offences, including assault, drunkenness and drugs.

England topped the arrests list for the home nations with 45 supporters detained in France followed by 11 from Northern Ireland and nine linked to Wales, according to Mike Penning.

The early days of the football tournament were marred by trouble - both inside and outside of the stadium - involving Russian and English supporters in Marseille.

One of those was Lee Phillips from Taunton

And Tory frontbencher Mr Penning said the vast majority of UK fans have been "tarnished" by a small minority who were involved in the "most abhorrent violence" seen for many years.

Tottenham Hotspur supporter Mr Penning, speaking during a Westminster Hall debate on football hooliganism, said: "With regards to the Euros, 65 UK supporters were arrested - 45 English, 11 Northern Irish and nine from Wales.

"Let me give the House an indication of the offences.

"So England, six for assault, 14 for public order, 13 for drunkenness, nine for criminal damage, two for drugs and one for ticket touting.

"Northern Ireland - two for criminal damage, two for public order, one for drunkenness, four for assault, one for ticket touting, and one for pitch encroachment, it used to be called invasion.

"Wales, a limited number - nine that let the country down - five for drunkenness, two for assault and two for possession of a flare."

England crashed out of the tournament following an embarrassing 2-1 defeat to Iceland in the second round.

Wales have progressed to a quarter-final encounter with Belgium after beating Northern Ireland 1-0.

Mr Penning, after speaking about the violence in Marseille, added: "It is enormously disappointing that the vast majority of football fans that went to support their country, no matter what part of the United Kingdom they come from, were tarnished by a small minority of people that ended up in the most abhorrent violence probably we've seen for many, many years.

"We must not condone it and (must) come down with the full force of the law and make sure, for instance, that those arrested - and they don't have to have been prosecuted - have banning orders put on them for what they did out there."

Mr Penning also said the police "can do more" and will receive extra support.

He added: "But actually it's the football fans who need to say 'enough is enough'.

"There is so much money in football today, the clubs themselves have a real responsibility as well.

"One of the issues I have with my police football unit is getting the clubs to pay the bills to the police after the matches, when it's actually probably loose change for just one of their forwards or one of their defenders who let my country down in the Euros in the way they played."