Boris Johnson pledges £1.5bn lifeline to keep UK’s arts sector afloat
Industry welcomes ‘surprisingly ambitious’ sum for museums, galleries, theatres and music venues
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Britain’s beleaguered arts and heritage sectors have been promised £1.57bn of help in a long-awaited rescue package described by the government as the biggest one-off investment in UK culture.
After weeks of desperate warnings that the UK was facing an irreversible cultural catastrophe without targeted support, ministers announced a package that it said would protect the future of the country’s museums, galleries, theatres and music venues.
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