Banksy's Recent London Works Cost UK Taxpayers Nearly £150,000

Banksy's recent London works have cost UK taxpayers nearly £150,000, BBC News reported on 8 August 2026, citing Freedom of Information disclosures. The UK Ministry of Justice spent £85,300 removing a mural from the Grade II-listed Royal Courts of Justice — £50,000 on paint-stripping, £35,300 on overtime and security. Westminster City Council spent almost £60,000 on barriers and security for a Banksy statue on Waterloo Place. The statue remains; the mural is gone.