Creative Industries Federation, Foster and Chipperfield call for second Brexit referendum
The Creative Industries Federation, Norman Foster and David Chipperfield are among the business leaders to sign a letter calling for a People's Vote ? a second referendum over whether the UK should leave the European Union.
The federation, which represents over 10,000 members across the fields of art, design, music and theatre, joined  architects Foster and Chipperfield, and designer Terence Conran, in signing the letter published in The Times after the deal proposed by prime minister Theresa May was squashed.
"The priority now is to stop us crashing out of the EU with no deal at all. The only feasible way to do this is by asking the people whether they still want to leave the EU," said the letter.
"With the clock now ticking rapidly before we are due to quit, politicians must not waste any more time on fantasies. We urge the political leadership of both the main parties to support a People's Vote." "Catastrophic consequences for the sector"
In a statement the Creative Industries Federation (CIF)Â said that a no-deal Brexit would cause irreparable damage to the nation's world-leading creative industries.
"We have now reached an undeniable cliff edge, and it is imperative that our political parties do what is necessary to prevent the extreme damage that will be caused if we crash out of the EU," said Alan Bishop, chief executive of the CIF.
The Brexit deal proposed by Theresa May's Conservative government would have allowed the ...
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