Award Taylor Swift for boosting London economy, insist Lib Dems

Just when you think the stunts pulled by Sir Ed Davey’s liberal lot can’t get any stranger, they do. Now the Liberal Democrats are calling for Taylor Swift to receive the ‘Freedom of the City of London’ after her shows filled a ‘blank space’ in the British economy – and the party has even tabled a motion to ‘recognise the cultural and economic impact’ of Swift’s latest Eras tour. Quiet recess, eh?

Swift wrapped up the UK leg of her Eras tour this week with an eighth show at Wembley Stadium – breaking a record held by none other than Michael Jackson. Playing to over 1 million fans, the US country singer-turned-pop sensation is thought to have generated a whopping £1bn for Britain’s economy, boosting London’s finances by almost £300 million. While T Swift will have already been vastly remunerated for her world tour, Davey’s bunch believe the pop icon should receive a rather UK-specific reward.