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Sheeran doubles fortune to £160m, becomes UK’s 17th richest musician
RETURN PM Theresa May THERESA May plans to give MPs a fourth major vote on Brexit next week before the Euro elections, it was claimed last night.
The PM hopes the symbolism of the poll, three years after the UK opted to leave the EU, will force enough MPs to back her.
It came as cross-party talks between Labour and the Tories to break the Brexit impasse appeared to be on the brink of collapse.
The sides met again last night but there seemed to be little movement.
No 10 insiders suggested that Mrs May was ready to move on to her Plan B of giving MPs votes on different options – but only if Labour agreed.
Top Tory Sir Graham Brady said: “It’s the Government’s intention to bring another reading of the Bill in the near future.” ED Sheeran has enjoyed plenty of notes in the past year, doubling his wealth to £160million.
The singer-songwriter, 28, is now the UK’s 17th richest musician, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List
He rises from 35th place in 2018 and overtakes Adele, 31, who is up £10million at number 22 with £150million – and still our richest female recording artist.
Sheeran is thought to have made the majority of his cash through touring.
The 94 shows of his Divide world tour sold 4,860,482 tickets, raking in around £340million. But he and Adele are the exceptions in a main list dominated by veterans.
Composer Lord Lloyd-Webber, 71, is top with £820million, overtaking Sir Paul McCartney – the only featured star whose wealth has dipped.
The former Beatle, 76, and wife Nancy Shevell, 59, are second with £750million, down £70million on last year.
In third is Irish rock band U2, with a collective value of £583million, and Sir Elton John is fourth with £320million.
Suffolk-raised Sheeran’s amazing performance meant he topped the list of up £5million on last year while Dancing With a Stranger singer Sam Smith, 26, was up £8million with a fortune of £32million. And X Factor judge and singer Rita Ora, 28, added £2million to her coffers, with £18million.
The full lists will be published in a special edition of the Sunday Times Magazine this weekend.