Divert aeroplane 'rebranding' budget to the arts

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

At a phenomenal cost of £900,000, the plane used by Boris Johnson and members of the royal family for international travel is being repainted in the colours of the Union flag to "better represent" the UK abroad. This money should be diverted to support the arts.

Many arts institutions – museums, theatres, venues – are reeling in the wake of COVID-19, and are at risk of closure because of lost revenue.

Rather than repainting a plane with public money as a PR exercise, these institutions, large and small, as well as the artists for whom those institutions are a platform should receive (increased) financial support from the government.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

By the time your petition was started, the plane had already been painted.

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Offer more support to the arts (particularly Theatres and Music) amidst COVID-19

Timeline

17 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
23 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Jul 2020

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