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Lisa Nandy vows to bulldoze barriers in arts and turbocharge growth

Culture secretary announces investment in arts at Gateshead summit and accuses Tories of stifling creative industries

The Guardian - UK

Lisa Nandy reveals she has ‘put a lot of hours’ into video game Animal Crossing

The Culture Secretary was asked if she plays videogames, when she listed the sector as among those attending a creative industries gathering.

Evening Standard

BBC ‘should reflect on playing music of rapper who reportedly glorified murder’

The Culture Secretary also said she would be having a discussion with the BBC after music by the masked drill artist Ten was showcased.

The Independent UK

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UK politics live: House of Commons bar shuts over drink spiking allegation, Starmer hits back at Musk

Strangers’ Bar will close from Monday while security and safety arrangements are reviewed, a House of Commons spokesperson said

The Independent UK

Government update on £170 Licence Fee as BBC chairman says it could be replaced

BBC chairman Dr Samir Shah said “reforming the licence fee, replacing it, or coming up with a whole new mechanism” are all options

The National (Scotland)

Minister denies Musk pushed government into grooming gangs climbdown

The government announced a raft of new measures to address the grooming gangs scandal after rejecting a national inquiry

The Independent UK

Lisa Nandy rejects claims that Elon Musk pushed UK Government into grooming action

A Cabinet minister has rejected claims that Elon Musk’s social media posts spurred the Government into action on grooming gangs.

The National (Scotland)

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Minister denies Labour ‘governing by social media’ after new grooming gangs review ordered – as it happened

Lisa Nandy defends Yvette Cooper’s decision to order urgent review following pressure driven by Elon Musk

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet minister rejects claims that Musk pushed Government into grooming action

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said that she does not believe ‘that this Government is being driven by what happens on social media’.

Evening Standard

General taxation not considered to replace BBC licence fee – Culture Secretary

The broadcaster has been cash strapped in recent years following the licence fee being frozen for two years at £159.

Evening Standard

Cultural figures and royals to boost UK’s global influence in ‘soft power council’

Group led by ministers will include representatives of the judiciary, music industry, BBC and Football Association

The Guardian - UK

Lammy and Nandy launch ‘soft power council’ to boost UK on global stage

The Foreign Secretary and Culture Secretary will jointly chair the group.

Evening Standard

Tories are amplifying conspiracy theories of foreign billionaires, says Nandy

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said while the Tories ‘amplify the noise and conspiracy theories we are cracking on with delivering for people’.

Evening Standard

Ipswich music ecosystem a ‘model’ for towns after Sheeran success – minister

Culture ministers also faced questions about the future of small music venues.

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Labour 'considering scrapping BBC licence fee'

THE UK Culture Secretary is reportedly considering scrapping the licence fee to fund the BBC – and is even said to have considered funding the…

The Independent UK

Reeves defiant over China trip in face of growing criticism and economic turmoil

Labour chancellor accused of ‘undesirable’ policies and ‘incompatible promises’

Evening Standard

UK must ‘engage confidently with China’ on trade, says Reeves

‘Choosing not to engage with China is therefore no choice at all,’ said Rachel Reeves.

Evening Standard

Spending less time on X (Twitter) has 'vastly improved my mental health', says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

The Cabinet minister said that reducing her time on Twitter meant she also better understood ‘what really matters to the country’

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Evening Standard

Minister rejects Andy Burnham’s call for new national grooming gangs inquiry

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she disagreed with the mayor for Greater Manchester, who has expressed his support for a fresh investigation.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan cricket match should go ahead, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says

MPs and peers have called for the ECB to boycott the fixture in objection to the Taliban’s ongoing assault on women’s rights in the country.

The Guardian - UK

Lisa Nandy rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match

Culture secretary says it should go ahead despite pressure for it to be cancelled over Taliban’s treatment of women

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister defends Rachel Reeves trip to China during economic crisis

The value of the pound fell to its lowest level in over a year while UK borrowing costs jumped to their highest since the financial crisis

Evening Standard

We don’t need to worry about rise in borrowing costs, minister insists

A Cabinet minister has insisted there is no need to be worried about rising Government borrowing costs after yields on UK bonds surged to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Minister defends Rachel Reeves’ China trip amid market turmoil – as it happened

Lisa Nandy says chancellor’s visit to China is ‘right and proper’, despite continued bond market sell-off

The Guardian - UK

Ticket resale prices for live UK events to be capped in crackdown on touts

Viagogo and StubHub platforms to be hit by cap of face value plus 30% or less

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