Labour suggests arts sector could be Brexit bargaining chip

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Labour has suggested it will use Britain’s artistic prowess as a bargaining chip in the Brexit negotiations, despite the hostility of many artists and performers to the prospect of leaving the European Union.
The party’s culture manifesto, launched on Monday in Hull, the current UK capital of culture, by Jeremy Corbyn and Labour&rsqu