Abolishing culture, media and sport department would be ‘madness’ – minister

Culture minister Sir Chris Bryant (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

Culture minister Sir Chris Bryant has sought to “bury” rumours that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will be abolished, saying it would be “absolute madness”.

When pressed on recent reports that DCMS is in the firing line, Sir Chris branded these “daft rumours”, adding: “Honestly, the department is not going to be abolished.”