Member

Either the Government want to host these nation-building games or they do not. Without labour market flexibility for these temporary events, it cannot happen unless the organisers assume a level of risk that exists nowhere else in the world. That, of course, is a big disincentive to come to the United Kingdom. The truth is that we do not need this Bill. After all, we have built, in the words of the Financial Times, the world’s most admired annual league and a true national asset, the Premier League, without the provisions of this Bill. If the Government want to take it forward and we designate these events, let us give them every chance of success, not hobble them with rules and regulations that will spoil the enjoyment and pleasure of going to the game.