The first commissions for the event, currently titled “Festival UK* 2022”, have been revealed with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.

The cash for Festival UK 2022 is set to be announced in Rishi Sunak's spending review.

he name might sound unfamiliar. It's the celebration that was originally called by some "the Festival of Brexit" - and it's been taking place since March. / But the cultural spectacle has now been referred to the government's spending watchdog after being accused of being a £120m waste of public money.

The so-called 'festival of Brexit' only got 4 per cent of the live visitors it wanted to attract - great news for taxpayers.

Local MP Jamie Stone has launched a petition calling for the UK government's "Brexit festival" to be scrapped.

NAO to examine £120m Unboxed project after MPs call it an ‘irresponsible use of public money’.

Michelle Donelan admits government would not run event again with ‘the luxury of hindsight’.

2.8 million attended live events, organisers reveal – but project branded ‘colossal waste of money’. / The £120m arts festival known as the Festival of Brexit has been “very successful”, its director has claimed, despite falling far short of its target for visitors.

The Executive spent at least £3.5million on events as part of the controversial “festival of Brexit”, it has been revealed.

An investigation has been launched into the £120million so-called "festival of Brexit".

The government's so-called "Festival of Brexit" is to be investigated by the public spending watchdog after it was reported the £120m project attracted less than 1% of its targeted visitors.

Since the start of this year, the project has been relentlessly criticised by politicians and the press over everything from its name to disputed audience figures.