UK live music industry warns of losing “massive” amount of jobs and income to EU with touring made “nigh on impossible”

direct to your inboxThe chief executives of leading airlines including British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Loganair, Ryanair, Tui and Virgin Atlantic are calling on the Prime Minister to outline a recovery roadmap for the industry so they can plan for the summer.The chief executives of the airlines warned that without a clear indication of intent from the government that aviation will restart in the coming months, the UK faces a year of limited connectivity to the rest of the world, and the economic

failing to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew, the current problems that surround post-Brexit touring stand to be far reaching.

direct to your inboxMoney Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to anybody planning on booking a summer holiday.It comes after Grant Shapps and Boris Johnson told Brits it's too early to know whether or not we'll be able to enjoy a holiday this year.Appearing on his ITV show, the Martin Lewis Money Show, the finance journalist dished out some important advice to British holidaymakers.Speaking on the show, Martin said: "So it is up to you whether you book or not but we do not

Brexit ended in the government essentially ignoring the idea and doubling down on the EU being at fault.Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for UK artists and their crew wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent and preventing rising and developing artists from being able to afford it), prompting a row to erupt over who was responsible.After over 280,000 people signed a petition calling for visa-free

NME about their doubts of being able to tour Europe again thanks to the ongoing Brexit visa fiasco and its impact on musicians.Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for UK artists and their crew wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent and preventing rising and developing artists from being able to afford it), prompting a row to erupt over who was responsible.After over 280,000 people signed a petition

direct to your inbox Dr Amir Khan has issued caution over setting a date for easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The Good Morning Britain doctor said on Friday's show putting a date on when lockdown measures can be eased is 'a bit premature'.

direct to your inboxCalls have been made to scrap part of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland, as Boris Johnson warned Brussels he will act to prevent trade barriers being put up in the Irish Sea.Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster said the Northern Ireland Protocol risked the country’s “political and economic links” to the UK and called for it to be replaced amid growing tension among Unionists.The agreement on Northern Ireland was seen as a way of resolving the main

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Linda Bauld said the overall response will be viewed as a "system failure" in a damning verdict on the government's leadership.Her remarks come one day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government did "all we could" to tackle the pandemic - despite shocking figures putting Britain among the worst in the world."I think we’re going to look back on this as a system failure," prof Bauld told BBC Radio Scotland."I think we came into this pandemic under prepared for a virus like this, we at

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for UK artists wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent will be incurred and preventing rising and developing artists from being able to afford it), a row erupted over who was responsible.Earlier this month, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden put the blame for this at the foot of the EU following reports that a “standard” proposal that would exempt performers from needing