The Latest Breaking News from Lisa Nandy

BBC TV licence fee to rise from April in line with inflation

The household payment, which funds much of the BBC’s operations, had been frozen at £159 until this year.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

Charities in ‘real danger’ due to employers’ national insurance rise, Tories say

The shadow culture secretary said the Government’s ‘charity tax’ will cost the sector £1.4 billion.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

Royal Shakespeare Company to look at AI and immersive technology in theatre

The RSC has previously used motion capture technology in a performance of Dream

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

Culture Secretary looks at adding online news platforms to media plurality rules

Lisa Nandy said she wants to make changes for the ‘digital age’.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024

Reeves hints UK will urge Trump not to raise tariffs as economists fear his policies will cut growth – as it happened

Chancellor says UK’s trading relationship with US is ‘absolutely crucial’ and promises not to be a ‘passive actor’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2024

David Shrigley urges schools to prioritise arts – with aid of giant mantis

Artist installs new work at his former college in Oadby, as number of arts students in England plummets

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

Nandy urged to make ‘huge difference’ by lifting charity lottery cap

Scottish Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville made the call, saying the move would ‘cost the Treasury nothing’.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

Lisa Nandy plays down frictions with Premier League clubs over new football regulator

After warning from Uefa, Nandy says new Football Governance Bill ‘strikes the right balance’

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Health Secretary’s opposition to assisted dying Bill disappointing, says Rantzen

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has confirmed she will vote for Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Starmer urged by Commonwealth leaders to discuss slavery reparations

A Bahamian foreign affairs minister has said a discussion should take place about the ‘ill effects’ of the slave trade.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024