Labour pledges to cap resale ticket prices

The party will clamp down on ticket touts who rip off music and sports fans. The arts will also be given a boost if Labour wins the next general election. The party will also offer tax relief on everything from film and television to video games and theatres. The Tories said the arts would suffer if Labour won the election.

Currently, the resale of football tickets is outlawed unless it is approved by the match organisers. But otherwise there is no law against reselling tickets in the UK, although individual organisation may prohibit it. Fans needed to be able to see the acts they loved #34;at a fair price#34;", he added. Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake said broader changes to consumer law should take precedence over legislation against touting.

In May 2023, the Department for Business and Trade decided against implementing recommendations from the Competition and Markets Authority. Two people were convicted of fraudulent trading in relation to a Norfolk-based firm which sold tickets worth more than £6. 5m on secondary ticketing sites in two and a half years. Labour said it would restrict the number of tickets individual resellers could list.

It would also give the CMA the powers it needed to take swift action against platforms and touts who broke the rules. Adam Webb, campaign manager at FanFair Alliance, welcomed the measures as having the potential to break the cycle of artificial ticketing. Labour highlights the importance of creative industries to the UK economy. Total revenues of arts businesses will reach £140bn in 2022.

Sir Keir said the party could widen the national curriculum to focus more on sport and arts subjects. Creatives backing the plan include artist Damien Hirst and singer Beverley Knight. Knight said she supported the ambition to allow all children to pursue their passions in the creative space. She said: “Art has the power to change lives as it did mine.

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