A probe has been launched into the management of a controversial £120 million "festival of Brexit ", which was claimed to have cost the taxpayer £500 per visitor earlier this year.
The National Audit Office (NAO) today announces it is investigating the Unboxed Festival, which was branded an "irresponsible use of public money" by MPs.
National Auditor Gareth Davies confirmed his team will look into possible failures of management, political pressure to keep the project alive, and whether the government knew its target was unrealistic.
