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UK Music chair Tom Watson asks government to increase industry support

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"It is vital we start to look forward and think about how we can best emerge from this lockdown" UK Music‘s chair Tom Watson has demanded further government support for businesses affected by coronavirus.

The former MP, shadow culture secretary and Labour Deputy Leader, who was appointed to the position of UK Music Chair in late March, said the government had a responsibility to increase its aid to those in the music industry impacted by lockdown measures. “We are going to need more help from the government, especially if restrictions on large gatherings such as concerts are to remain in place until the end of the year,” he said, as reported by Music Week. “I would urge the government to work with us at UK Music to ensure that our music

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