Business minister releases inner Swiftie in ticket tout warning

Labour minister sends Taylor Swift-themed message to ticket toutsDepartment for Business and Trade

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00:00Our message for touts, I knew you were trouble, now look what's I've come to...

00:06Our message for touts, I knew you were trouble, now look what's I've come to...

00:12Going to a gig should be a love story, not being ripped off by touts that we know all too well.

00:19So many are used to just having to shake it off and accept a blank space in our finances

00:26at the mercy of big profits for the touts. But this is our song. It's time to be fearless.

00:34This government will find a solution and will do it in style by introducing new consumer protections

00:41on ticket resales. If you're seeing red about ticket touts, now's your chance to have your say.

00:47We're launching a consultation in the autumn to find the best ways to tackle these problems.

00:52Working together with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, we're going to put a stop

00:57to ticket touting to protect consumers, businesses and the artists and sports players

01:03who work so hard to keep us enchanted beyond our wildest dreams.

01:08And my message for the touts, I knew you were trouble, now look what you made me do.