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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

French theme park firm won UK government support despite far-right ties

A French business that is planning to build a vast 600m historical theme park in rural Oxfordshire won help for its plans from the previous government despite its founding family's ties to the far right and past praise of Vladimir Putin. Correspondence obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws showed the Conservative peer Dominic Johnson, a business and trade minister in Rishi Sunak's government, promised to assist Puy du Fou one of France's most popular theme parks in finding a UK site.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Five takeaways from world class' Universal Studios theme park planned for UK

The Independent solicits donations for on-the-ground journalism; Universal Studios plans a Bedford theme park with blockbuster-based rides and 8.5 million annual visitors by 2031.
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