Jeremy Corbyn, the Independent MP for Islington North, has announced a campaign urging the UK government to protect the nation's music venues.
The plan, titled A Summer To Save Music, is being launched by the MP's Peace & Justice Project, and will involve shows in grassroots music venues in London, Manchester, Bristol, Birkenhead, Brighton and Norwich.
"The inaction of successive governments has left many of Britain’s grassroots music venues facing the imminent threat of staff redundancies or being forced to shut their doors for good, which is a devastating blow to communities, local economies and our country’s rich cultural heritage in the arts," Corbyn says in a press statement.
