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He said: "That's why we want to tackle unscrupulous ticket touts and uphold our duties to Uefa as a privileged host nation."

The government has announced plans to cap the price of resale tickets in a clamp-down on ticket touts who bulk buy tickets and then resell them for huge profits.

Beth Francis, 32, from Grimsby, said she had been "in tears all morning" at not being able to see the band perform in Hull and ticket touts had left her "absolutely livid".

During a speech in March, he said access to culture could not be "at the mercy of ruthless ticket touts who drive up the prices".