Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said musicians and artists from the UK are still finding it too difficult to work in the EU. The clip is viewable here.
Speaking on Monday to the Liaison Committee, the Prime Minister said that resetting the UK's relationship with the EU now meant there was 'a chance of going further' for UK artists.
European Movement UK has been campaigning for the Government to take action on touring visas to help artists who have seen work in the EU dry up since the UK left the European Union.
Find out more about our Face The Music campaign here, and watch first-hand stories of artists affected here.
Keir Starmer told the committee:
"I think many creative people who are crossing borders for their artistry, their music, whatever it may be, on a temporary basis, they're not going to another country for any significant period of time, they're still finding it too difficult to get in and out of a country and I hope we can make some progress there.
"These are common sense changes we could make to our arrangements with the EU, which had in my view very little to do with the vote in 2016, and where by resetting the mood in Europe we now have a chance of going further."
Actor Miriam Margolyes has teamed up with European Movement UK to highlight the plight of musicians and touring artists trying to work in the EU.
In a short animated film, she explains the effects leaving the European Union has had on the industry.
You can watch the film here:
Miriam Margolyes said:
"Brexit is not just a political disaster, it's a cultural one too, especially for our beloved artists. Brexit was a terrible mistake and no-one will own up to it. Art feeds the soul of a nation. Brexit starves that soul."
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