Proposed changes to ticket resales included a 30% cap on resale prices, along with limits to the amoung of tickets that a reseller may purchase, Variety reported.
Culture secretary, Lisa Nandy spoke on the matter saying, “The chance to see your favourite musicians or sports team live is something all of us enjoy and everyone deserves a fair shot at getting tickets."
"But for too long fans have had to endure the misery of touts hoovering up tickets for resale at vastly inflated prices,” she said, per the outlet. “As part of our Plan for Change, we are taking action to strengthen consumer protections, stop fans getting ripped off and ensure money spent on tickets goes back into our incredible live events sector, instead of into the pockets of greedy touts."
In 2023, then-Labour MP Kevin Brennan chimed in on ticket resale prices in an X post.
"As a father of a Swifty I was appalled that within an hour of tickets going on sale for Taylor Swift's concert at the [Principality Stadium] in Cardiff, a ticket was on sale for £3,352 on Viagogo," Brennan said.
"When is the Government going to get a grip of this secondary ticket market?" he added.
