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Prime Minister pledges £1.5bn lifeline to keep UK's arts sector afloat

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Prime Minister pledges £1.5bn lifeline to keep UK's arts sector afloat

Jul 06 2020

Britain’s beleaguered arts and heritage sectors have been promised £1.57bn (approx US$2bn) 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.

The playwright James Graham, who has spoken passionately about the urgent need for investment, said the money appeared to be more than most people in the arts had dared dream of.

Source: The Guardian

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