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Musicians and crew warn government of bankruptcy and industry damage without urgent support

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a global day of action, musicians, artists, crew and venues are echoing the call for government support to prevent jobs being lost, workers going bankrupt and catastrophic damage being done to the £5.2billion music scene.After UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced details of the government’s new Winter Economy Plan for the next six months last week, the music industry hit back for its lack of support for the many musicians, self-employed and the staff within venues forced to close due to COVID-19.

Industry and nightlife figures then doubled down on their criticism yesterday after Health and Care Minister Helen Whately claimed that it “doesn’t make sense” to keep supporting jobs in the beleaguered sector.The live music sector remains in danger.

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