UNESCO welcomes UK's Stonehenge tunnel cancellation
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Paris: The United Nations cultural organisation on Wednesday welcomed Britain s decision to cancel a controversial tunnel project near Stonehenge, a...
Paris: The United Nations' cultural organisation on Wednesday welcomed Britain's decision to cancel a controversial tunnel project near Stonehenge, a world heritage site.
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves on Monday announced a number of "difficult" budget decisions, telling parliament that a few "unfunded" projects launched by the previous government would not go ahead under the Labour administration of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, including plans for a road tunnel close to Stonehenge, a renowned prehistoric site in England.
"UNESCO welcomes the Starmer government's decision to cancel the construction of a road tunnel under the Stonehenge World Heritage Site," the organisation's Director-General Audrey Azoulay said in a social media post.
UNESCO last month warned that Stonehenge could be added to its world heritage in danger list because of the tunnel project.
Stonehenge has had UNESCO world heritage status since 1986.