Keir Starmer will sign the return of Cool Britannia as Damien Hirst backs his plans to get youngsters concerned within the arts.
The artist, who was a free college meals child, will argue that tradition ought to be “not just for the rich by the rich”.
Stars together with Happy Valley actor James Norton and singer Beverley Knight additionally will endorse Labour’s name to widen entry to the humanities.
Mr Starmer will accuse the Tories of “patronising” working class households by pondering they don’t care about tradition as he makes a speech to main figures within the inventive trade on Thursday. The Labour chief will pledge to construct on Britain’s success as a powerhouse for music, style and movie.
He will say: “We will be committed to putting creativity at the heart of our national life, because we know that the only way we will get this country back on track is to raise the next generation of creatives.”
Mr Starmer will warn that the nation’s potential can solely be harnessed if the humanities are made accessible to all after 14 years of Tory failure. “We will support the arts and creative industries and support you to do your bit, to create more opportunities for working class kids and more secure jobs in the sector. Because we want the arts to be for everyone, everywhere,” he’ll add.
“This is something I don’t think the Tories understand. They think that the arts are a nice thing for ‘people like them’ to enjoy on a day out. That working people don’t need culture. There is a patronising sense that working people don’t care, and shouldn’t care, about the arts.”
Hirst, who was synonymous with Cool Britannia, backed Mr Starmer’s plan. He mentioned: “Art is for everyone by everyone and not just for the rich by the rich. When I grew up in Leeds, I didn’t have any money, I had free school dinners. I had a good art teacher and luckily, I managed to get a government grant to go to art school and Goldsmiths which changed my life.”
Knight, the Shoulda Woulda Coulda singer, mentioned: “I support the Labour Party’s ambition to allow all children to pursue their passions in the creative space, because I was one of those children.”
And Norton, who starred in Grantchester, added: “I support the Labour Party’s ambition when it comes to making the arts accessible to all children, particularly in regards to the school curriculum, integrating the arts into kid’s lives.”