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UK performers raise alarm as Brexit deal threatens EU touring

   Actors, musicians and comedians sign petition urging Britain to
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   Actors, musicians and comedians have reacted with alarm to provisions
   in the Brexit trade deal that will prevent British performers moving
   around many European countries without a work permit.

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   The Labour frontbencher Thangam Debbonaire is also backing the
   petition. She tweeted: “After an awful year a further kick from the
   govt who appear to have simply written off EU touring in their Brexit
   trade deal.”

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   It said: “This will have huge implications for UK musicians who work
   within the EU, as the ISM’s most recent Brexit report found that 78% of
   musicians visit EU/EEA at least once a year to perform.”
   Deborah Annetts, the ISM chief executive, said: “It is hugely
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   and don’t have the correct paper.
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