Lisa Nandy: What does the new Culture Secretary mean for media?
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport wasn’t exactly what the Manchester-born Shadow International Development Minister Lisa Nandy had in mind in the months leading up to July’s general election.
Nandy, 45, had counted on the international development brief —a natural extension of her work since September 2023. But there was a fly in the ointment: Shadow Culture Secretary Thangam Debbonaire, a cello-playing arts champion, lost her Bristol seat to the Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer, leaving the key role open.
