We are angry and alarmed at reports that our own elected representatives chose to turn down an EU offer of visa-free touring by British musicians, after reassurances that our £101.5bn #CreativeArts and £5.8bn #MusicIndustry were a priority.

👉 musiciansunion.org.uk/all-news-and-f…

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As the Musicians' Union, with 32,000 members, we have been campaigning for the #MusiciansPassport to make sure #musicians and #crew can keep #WorkingInTheEU without extra cost and admin.

👉 change.org/p/government-p…

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The Culture Minister must urgently confirm one way or another whether it was the UK Government that blocked the deal which would have granted UK musicians easy access to #EuropeanUnion states for #touring.

👉 musiciansunion.org.uk/all-news-and-f…

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We are briefing MPs to ask the Government about #WorkingInTheEU, and for genuine support for musicians who are still falling through gaps in #Covid19 financial assistance.

Government must support the #MusiciansPassport, and #InvestInMusicians.

👉 musiciansunion.org.uk/all-news-and-f…

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