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Conservative MP Agrees to Raise Question in Parliament in Support of Musicians Working In The EU post-Brexit

In response to a tweet from the Musicians' Union (MU) highlighting the MU's pledge and petition, Conservative MP Nadine Dorries agreed to raise the issue of musicians' ability to travel freely and easily post-Brexit in Parliament.

Published: 23 March 2018 | 12:00 AM Updated: 28 April 2021 | 4:29 PM

In response to a tweet from the Musicians' Union (MU) highlighting the MU's pledge and petition, Conservative MP Nadine Dorries agreed to raise the issue of musicians' ability to travel freely and easily post-Brexit in Parliament.

MU members and music fans who live in constituencies with Conservative MPs are encouraged to write to their political representatives to highlight this issue.

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  • Ask them to support the MU pledge for musicians.

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