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Why the government’s arts bailout was so generous

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Rishi Sunak has announced a £1.6 billion bailout for the arts industry, which was more generous than many were expecting. On the podcast, Katy Balls talks to Kate Andrews and James Forsyth about why this is. They also discuss Pret’s troubles and the coming Huawei u-turn.

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