David Frost says Elton John had hits before UK joined EU

Chief Brexit negotiator defends government position on musicians touring Europe with quip about singer's early success

David Frost, the UK's chief Brexit negotiator, has risked the wrath of Elton John and the wider music sector when he appeared to make light of the singer's lobbying on the vexed question of visas.

The singer, he told MPs, had hits long before the UK was a member state of the European Union.