Britain’s festivals face another “lost summer” because of the government’s refusal to back cancellation insurance, MPs have warned. The sector has been treated as a “poor relation” despite contributing £1.7bn to the economy as ministers ignored warnings and multiple opportunities to act, the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee said. The government ruled out offering support before all restrictions on the roadmap are.
Many festivals have already cancelled their 2021 editions, owing to the uncertainty of the Covid pandemic and the lack of a government-backed insurance scheme.
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