Cross-party group of MPs call on government to support music industry post-COVID

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coronavirus.As reported by Music Week, 22 MPs from across the main political parties have come together to outline the support needed by the music industry, which has been significantly impacted by ongoing COVID-related restrictions.Signing a Commons motion, the MPs said that many freelance and self-employed workers have been without work since the first national lockdown began back in March 2020.

They also highlighted that around 70 per cent of musicians lost over three-quarters of their work because of the “profound challenge” restrictions caused.The MPs added that businesses and those employed in the music industry “are a national asset who will be critical to the recovery”.Elsewhere in the motion, the MPs called on Prime Minister Boris.