Arts funding cuts ‘cultural vandalism’, says Juliet Stevenson, at DCMS protest

Equity members including Juliet Stevenson (right) with MPs John McDonnell and Nadia Whittome. Photograph: Stephanie Soh at Equity

Recent cuts to arts funding are part of “an agenda of cultural vandalism” that benefits only a wealthy few, the actor Juliet Stevenson has said, at a protest over plans announced by Arts Council England (ACE).

Stevenson was one of hundreds of people, including the former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who demonstrated outside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on Tuesday in response to the cuts.