Cross-party MPs seek additional support for music industry The music industry has been badly hit by restrictions (Andrew Milligan/PA) A cross-party group of 22 MPs has called on the Government to introduce a raft of measures to help the music industry weather the extension to lockdown rules. The group, which includes representatives of the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green and Scottish Nationalist parties, said the sector faced a “profound challenge” in the pandemic and that its workers are a “national asset who will be critical to the recovery”. The live music sector, including nightclubs, had been preparing for a June 21 restart at full capacity but this has been delayed until July 19 amid a rise in cases.