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Labour announces mammoth investment in the arts at Edinburgh Fringe
JEREMY CORBYN pledged on Saturday that a Labour government will invest £1 billion in the arts.

Labour would set up the biggest ever arts infrastructure fund in Britain, Mr Corbyn said during an appearance at this weekend’s Edinburgh festival.

The Labour leader also revealed proposals to plough an extra £160 million every year into arts education with the introduction of an arts pupil premium.

He quoted William Morris, telling festival-goers: “I do not want art for a few, any more than I want education for a few or freedom for a few.”

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