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 £120 million cost of the so-called 'Festival of Brexit' has been called a huge waste of money in a new report – and now even a former Brexit Party MEP has criticised it.