Arts funding cuts ‘cultural vandalism’, says Juliet Stevenson, at DCMS protest

Actor joins demonstration over plans to slash 50m from arts bodies in London as part of levelling-up agenda

Recent cuts to arts funding are part of an agenda of cultural vandalism" that benefits only a wealthy few, the actor Juliet Stevenson has said, at a protest over plans announced by Arts Council England (ACE).

Stevenson was one of hundreds of people, including former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who demonstrated outside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on Tuesday in response to the cuts.