MPs suggest Taylor Swift may be awarded London Freedom Of The City

nme.com:

Taylor Swift be handed the Freedom of the City of London following her ‘Eras Tour’ dates.It comes as Swift brought her mammoth world tour to the UK capital twice this summer, including three nights at Wembley Stadium across June, followed by a recently-completed five-night run at the same venue over the past week.The combined eight shows in the city mean that London has hosted more nights for the pop star as part of this tour than any other city globally, and her show on Tuesday (August 20) alone – which marked the last of the UK dates – is predicted to have brought as much as £300million into the local economy.Now, to mark the huge run of London shows wrapping up, members of the Liberal Democrats have put forward the idea that the singer be granted one of the most prestigious awards in the city.Presented on rare occasions, the award recognises outstanding achievements of an individual in their respective fields.In their pitch, the Lib Dems highlighted the large-scale charity work of the pop star, including her donations to food banks in every UK city in which she performed.

Treasury spokesperson for the party, Sarah Olney, described Swift as showcasing “endless philanthropy and using her platform to bring reforms to the music industry,” (via Metro).“Taylor Swift is now on track to achieve her most impressive feat yet: patching part of the blank space the Conservative government left in the British economy after years of neglect,” Olney added.“The ‘Eras Tour’ has provided hours of joy to the thousands of fans attending the shows, but the real legacy of Taylor Swift’s tour will be the lifeline it provides to our economy, so it is only right that she be recognised with London’s highest honour.”It came just days after.