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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Deputy political editor

Labour to promise ‘access to the arts’ to widen involvement in creative industries

A man wearing a suit and glasses stands in a primary school classroom in front of a bright blue display of artwork
Starmer, pictured here on a visit to a school in Essex, is expected to say that the Conservatives ‘have no plan to harness the potential of the creative industries’. Photograph: Ian West/PA

Keir Starmer will pledge to make the arts more accessible to young people from all backgrounds in a speech stressing the economic contribution of the creative industries – and arguing it could be even greater with improved access.

Speaking in London, days after a Labour analysis showed that almost half of all British cultural stars nominated for leading awards in the last decade were educated at private school, Starmer will set out an “access to the arts” plan.

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