UK to ban touting: ‘Fans have been ripped off for too long’
Culture minister Ian Murray speaks to IQ after the government laid out its plans to outlaw ticket resale above face value
News By James Hanley | 19 November 2025
Culture minister Ian Murray MP tells IQ that fans “have been ripped off for too long” after the UK government confirmed long-awaited measures to “destroy” the business model of large-scale ticket touts.
As anticipated, the Labour government today (19 November) unveiled detailed plans to make it illegal for tickets to concerts and other live events to be resold for more than their original cost.
Secondary ticketing platforms will have a legal duty to monitor and enforce compliance with the price cap,…
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