Music stars including Sir Elton John and Radiohead are putting pressure on the government to resolve post-Brexit EU touring problems.

UK artists will face red tape and fees for visas to play in some EU countries.

Sir Elton John told The Guardian: “Either the Brexit negotiators didn’t care about musicians, or didn’t think about them, or weren’t… prepared.”

But Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage said the government had “pushed” for a solution and the door was still “open”.

On Monday, she told MPs that the government had put forward a “very straightforward” plan to allow musicians to travel without work permits, drafted “in consultation with experts from the UK to creative sectors”. She added: “Quite simply, the EU rejected this proposal.”

Brussels has previously argued the opposite, saying it was, in fact, the UK that turned down its offer.

Ms Dinenage said the EU proposal was part of a broader package that was “not consistent with the manifesto commitment to take back control of our borders” and not “consistent with the idea of Brexit that the majority of people in this country voted for”.

SOURCE:https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55978480