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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart call for “towering hurdle” of Brexit visa problems for artists to be solved

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Brexit.Today (February 16), MPs are set to question Digital and Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage over the government’s handling of Brexit negotiations which failed to achieve a visa-free deal for touring parties in the European Union.Many within the UK music industry were left reeling in anger at Dinenage’s response to a debate in Parliament last week where she again rejected the idea of a visa-free “musicians passport” for artists and crew, and repeated claims that the EU was at fault despite calling for an end to “the blame game”.Now, a new letter from performing arts union Equity to the Prime Minister sees a number of stars including McKellen and Stewart asking for the government to change the “towering hurdle” that new Brexit rules.

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