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‘At last a glimpse of hope’: UK arts figures on the rescue package
Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 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