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Bradshaw: Tories would "decimate" sports
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has warned that sport and culture would be "decimated" if the Conservative Party wins the next election.
Speaking at the Labour conference in Brighton today, Bradshaw claimed that a Tory government would turn sport and culture into indulgences that would no longer be available to all.
He said: "Remember what the Tories did to Britain's sports, culture and the arts? They considered them luxuries to be paid for by those who can afford them. For us, they are a common good for all.
"Ten years ago only one child in four did two hours of sport a week in school. Today, 90 per cent of children do. But we will go further and ensure, by the time of the Olympics, that every child can do five hours of high quality sport a week.
"Let Britain be in no doubt what the Tories would do, sport and culture would be decimated."
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