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Evening Standard
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Sophie Wingate

Overseas visitors will not be charged entry to England’s national museums

The British Museum in central London is one of the UK’s most popular tourist attractions (Alamy/PA) -

Overseas visitors will not be charged to enter England’s national museums after ministers decided against changing the universal free admission policy.

It comes after months of discussions between the Government, museums, the tourism sector and local leaders to examine whether making tourists from abroad pay could boost the institutions’ finances.

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