The £120million event is currently titled Festival UK 2022 with a final name expected to be confirmed in the following months. It was announced during Theresa May’s time as Prime Minister, and is now backed by Boris Johnson’s Government. Boris Johnson's 'Festival of Brexit' under fire – but Tony Blair's Dome cost six times moreLeader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-MoggThe cost of the event appears to be almost seven times smaller than what former Prime Minister Tony Blair spent on a similar project, though. JUST IN: Merkel panic as Bundestag could block Covid recovery fundPrime Minister Boris JohnsonFormer Prime Minister Tony BlairTrendingBuilt at a cost of £758million, the Dome was insolvent almost from the beginning. [EXCLUSIVE]The Millennium Dome under constructionTony Blair ran up a £1.2million bill using Queen's Flight 677 times

Source: Express March 26, 2021 07:30 UTC