eleven venues shared government funding worth £260,000 to save them from closure as a result of the pandemic.But Nick Bowden, director of Northern Quarter bar, club and gig venue Soup Kitchen, warned at the time that it would only keep them afloat until October and that the funding would not resolve 'long term issues' facing the nightlife and live music sector.Earlier this week, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak came under criticism for his comments on struggling musicians.The Chancellor said people in 'all walks of life' should look to find new opportunities."I can't pretend that everyone can do exactly the same job that they were doing at the beginning of this crisis," he told ITV News."That's why we've put a lot of resource into trying to.
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