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The report calls for a touring agreement as a "matter of urgency"

Harman says the government have "cocked up" negotiations to allow British musicians to tour on the continent without visas

This is their last import

“We can’t sugar coat these findings – we are facing a mental health crisis among musicians on an unprecedented scale"

The debut record from the rising Scottish stars will now arrive in April

The proposed UK agency would also help artists with visa arrangements

"We slipped through the cracks and lost everything"

Venues in the EU say there's still a "willingness" to book UK bands, but suggest a British-based agency to overcome issues

Anger grows with accusations that the UK's £111billion cultural industries are being left to "endure a No Deal Brexit"

Action and clarity needed as pipeline of UK talent faces "very bleak outlook" and "a choice of being British or a musician"

"We have to pay hundreds of pounds, fill in form after form, and spend weeks waiting for approval – just so we can do our jobs"

"Government would be sensible to recognise that this matter will not go away and that we will not be quiet," say industry bosses