Keir Starmer holds his first Cabinet meeting since winning the U.K. election.
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Within the U.K.’s entertainment industry, as the country soaks up the vast change brought about by a historic general election, there is hope.
Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who takes over from Tory leader Rishi Sunak, made few promises during his campaign, but the Labour Party‘s Creative Industries Sector Plan, published in March, offered a glimpse into the kind of change these left-leaning politicians plan to make. Among the objectives are a commitment to supporting country-wide growth as well as access to culture. The plan also highlights a need for diversifying audiences as well as the workforce and boosting creative education and skills. However, the new Cabinet — and in particular, the country’s new Chancellor Rachel Reeves — are inheriting a host of financial problems, propelled by an unsteady economy following Brexit, the Ukraine-Russia war and lingering ramifications of the pandemic.
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