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CREATIVE sector unions and Labour left artists were aghast last night after the party “boasted” that it would “not cancel” cuts to the arts if it wins May’s election.
The row erupted after a posse of top Tories launched a policy document attempting to undermine Labour’s budget plans. The opposition said the dossier was riddled with inaccuracies and listed examples of false statements on the Labour press office Twitter account.
One tweet read: “Page 44 of Tory dossier says Labour will cancel cuts to the arts budget. We won’t.”
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