Manchester arts centre running £100m over original budget

Construction chiefs on Manchester’s Factory International art centre project are calling on the city council to find an extra £25m to complete the inflation-stricken project.
The Laing O’Rourke project has been dogged by problems and cost overruns but is now on track to complete in March 2023 providing it can get the extra cash injection.
The 143,000 sq ft arts project is now anticipated to cost £211m, up from the £191m budget when Laing O’Rourke signed its co