How Brexit nearly scuppered the ‘festival of Brexit’

Project hit by fall in labour supply and rise in costs, and investigation launched over low visitor numbers

For some, the whole project was supposed to be a celebration of Britain's departure from the EU. Which means there is more than a little irony in the fact a main concern of the festival of Brexit" organisers was the impact of leaving itself.

Disruption to the supply of workers and materials, as well as increased costs, emerged as one of the risks overshadowing the project, according to records.