Arts Professional

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12 Oct 2026

Conservative proposals to slash £1bn from DCMS ‘don’t add up’, analysis claims

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by
Theo Bosanquet

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Plans recently unveiled by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to cut £1 billion from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) “don’t add up”, according to new analysis by a leading charity.

Campaign for the Arts claims the proposals, which were fleshed out by shadow culture secretary Rebecca Paul during last week’s Tory party conference, are undermined by the fact there are not enough unallocated funds to cut.

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