English National Opera’s funding to be cut to zero unless it moves from London

Arts Council to scrap annual 12.8m grant if ENO does not comply with government levelling up agenda

The main arts funding body in England has insisted English National Opera, one of the country's cultural flagships, move outside London in order to qualify for future grants, despite the ENO saying there was no audience need" to relocate.

Arts Council England's decision to slash to zero its 12.8m annual grant to ENO has caused a major row, with the opera house's chief executive saying it was an absolute travesty".