Reselling tickets above face value to be banned by government
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Getty Images Dua Lipa was among the music stars who last week called on the government to "stop touts from fleecing fans"
Reselling tickets to live events for a profit is to be banned by the government. Ministers will announce the plan in a bid to tackle touts and resale sites, which often offer music, theatre, comedy and sport tickets at well above face value. Restricting ticket touts was one of the Labour government's election pledges, as fans complained of massivel
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