Leak shows 180 quangos face axe in cuts drive

Proposals to abolish 180 quangos and merge a further 124 have been seen by the BBC's Politics Show.

The Renewables Advisory Board and Museum, Libraries and Archives Council are among taxpayer-funded bodies proposed for abolition.

The list, dated 26 August, includes groups linked to all major government departments.

Ben Wright reports.

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