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Theo Farrant

Three Banksy artworks cost UK taxpayers almost £150,000 to remove

Three Banksy artworks have cost the public purse almost £150,000 (€175,000) in removal, security and related costs.

The single largest cost comes from a mural painted on the Royal Courts of Justice in London in September 2025. Removal and security work there has so far cost more than £85,000 (€100,000), according to the BBC.

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