Labour Manifesto 2017
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SPORT<br />
Sport must be run in the interests<br />
of those who participate in it and<br />
love it, not just for a privileged few.<br />
We will give football supporters<br />
the opportunity to have a greater<br />
say in how their clubs are run.<br />
We will legislate for accredited<br />
supporters trusts to be able to<br />
appoint and remove at least two<br />
club directors and to purchase<br />
shares when clubs change hands.<br />
We will review fan participation in<br />
sports governance more widely.<br />
The broken ticketing market in the<br />
UK means tickets sell out instantly<br />
and are put up at vastly inated<br />
prices on ticket-tout websites. <strong>Labour</strong><br />
will enforce anti-bot legislation and<br />
implement the recommendations of<br />
the Waterson Review to ensure fair<br />
opportunities for fans to buy tickets.<br />
Sporting events must be open<br />
and accessible to all. We will push<br />
sports authorities to make rapid<br />
improvements on access provision<br />
for fans with disabilities.<br />
<strong>Labour</strong> will ensure the Premier<br />
League delivers on its promise to<br />
invest 5 per cent of its television<br />
rights income into the grassroots<br />
game to help the next generation of<br />
players and coaches, and to improve<br />
facilities and pitches. The Premier<br />
League has so far failed to do so,<br />
despite lucrative new domestic and<br />
international TV deals.<br />
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