May announces ‘Brexit fest’
THERESA May has announced plans for a €134million post-Brexit festival.
The event, scheduled to take place in 2022, is inspired by the famous 1951 Festival of Britain. While the UK has hit an impasse with Brussels, which has rejected key parts of the British prime minister’s Brexit proposal, this planned festival is designed to make Brexit sound exciting and fun.
Yesterday, on the first day of the Tory conference in Birmingham, Mrs May said the festival would showcase the best the UK has to offer in business, technology, arts and sport.
She said: ‘Almost 70 years ago, the Festival of Britain stood as a symbol of change.
‘Britain once again stands on the cusp of a new future as an outward-facing, global trading nation. And, just as millions of Britons celebrated their nation’s great achievements in 1951, we want to showcase what makes our country great today.’
Mrs May hailed the festival as a chance ‘to mark this moment of national renewal with a once-in a-generation celebration’.
Dubbed simply ‘The Festival’, it will take place alongside the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the 75th anniversary of the Edinburgh International Festival, and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Mrs May said more than £120million (€134.5million) would be set aside to plan the event.