The UK's Labour Party has praised the nation's architecture and design sector, and promised to put the creative sector at the centre of Brexit negotiations if it wins next month's general election.
This makes Labour the only political party to specifically mention architecture and design in its election manifesto and the only one to respond to concerns outlined in Dezeen's Brexit Design Manifesto.
"Labour understands the serious concerns that the creative industries have about Brexit, from the potential loss of EU funding streams, to the ability of artists to travel and perform, to the impact on intellectual property rights," the party states in its six-page cultural manifesto, titled A Creative Future for All.
"As Britain leaves the EU, Labour will put our world-class creative sector at the heart of our negotiations and future industrial strategy," it states, pointing out that "Britain is a world leader in music, fashion, video games, architecture, design, the performing arts and much else besides." "We will get the right deal on issues like intellectual property, customs, access to investment, regulation, workforce and data protection to ensure our creative industries aren't shackled by Brexit," it continues.
Labour dedicates separate pre-election manifesto to creative industries
The document, released in addition to the party's main general election manifesto, echoes many of the points made in the Brexit Design Manifesto, which ...