CULTURE Secretary Oliver Dowden accepts there is a growing sense of frustration at the ban on live crowds at sporting events, but insists there can be no change until the spread of coronavirus is curbed.
Speaking at an appearance in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, Dowden was asked by UK’s Conservative MP Steve Brine about the fact that some indoor performances, including a speaking event with former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at the London Palladium, have been allowed to take place with socially-distanced crowds, while live football remains behind closed doors.
Brine said the apparent contradiction “looks terrible”.
“Of course I accept people’s frustration at the inconsistency there,” the Secretary of State said.
“In relation to sport, we had sports on a path to normality. At that time I was being attacked by the arts for prioritising sports. The next stage was to have pilots to
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