Industry groups dismayed at hints policy will not be in king’s speech, as touts make huge sums from BBC Radio 1 event
Keir Starmer has been urged to honour his pledge to ban ticket touting, amid fears that the policy will be left out of next month’s king’s speech, potentially costing fans “hundreds of millions”.
Music industry groups called on the prime minister to act as fresh evidence showed that professional ticket “traders” had targeted BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend next month, making huge mark-ups through sites such as Viagogo and StubHub.
Starmer said in November that the government would “stop fans from being ripped off” by making good on Labour’s 2024 election manifesto promise to outlaw resale of tickets for profit.
A host of globally renowned artists have backed the plan, including Radiohead, Dua Lipa and Coldplay.
