Every child should be able to express and channel their creativity.

I met Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Martyn Oliver to discuss how we can support creativity in schools because we know how important it is for children to reach their potential.

Every week, up & down the country, thousands of people - of all abilities - take part in their local Park Run.

We want to get millions more people fit & active by 2030 & it was great to recognise how important park runs are to so many people at UK Prime Minister today.

What a day! Over 50,000 runners. Whether you took part for fun, for charity, or as a pro - what an achievement🥇

& a special mention to colleagues @aluncairns @dehennadavison @eddiehughes4WN @matthancock @jeremy_hunt Duncan Baker MP Paul Scully MP Edward Timpson CBE KC MP James Wild MP @DrCarolineJ

Huge congratulations to all those who have taken part in the TCS London Marathon.
What an achievement! And special congratulations to all the winners ⬇️

Huge congratulations to all @PressAwardsUK winners👏

6 decades of honouring the most respected in British journalism and a testament to the great free press we have.

Delighted to present the Political Journalist of the Year award to Georgia Edkins of the Scottish Mail+.

The UK video games sector is world-renowned for its creativity & innovation.

I had the chance to sit down with Andrew Smith, founder & CEO of Trash Goblin | Spilt Milk Studios 🥛, to see how Govt funding has helped Spilt Milk, & its game Trash Goblin, reach its full potential.

A student from Soham Village College, chosen by Lucy Frazer MP, swept to victory last week at the annual Schools Debating Competition. elystandard.co.uk/news/24263495.… 👇 Full story

Great to have an inspiring & informative meeting with leaders from across the youth sector & business community - With help from Nick Hurd we brought together youth leaders such as Youth Futures Foundation, Youth Endowment Fund, Business in the Community & UK Youth to discuss how we improve life chances.

For a decade this Government has supported the Creative Industries with tax reliefs. This continued in the recent budget.

Listen to my statement at Department for Culture, Media and Sport questions in the UK House of Commons earlier today ⤵️

We are so lucky to live in a country with incredible heritage and history, wherever you look.

This Govt is committed to preserving that heritage & taking every opportunity, like today on World Heritage Day, to celebrate all it does for our communities.

British music is breaking records everywhere 🌎

It was great to be at Spotify’s Igniting Innovation event this week, seeing how the next generation of talent is achieving international success & keeping UK artists at the top of the charts.

Ready to take your game to the next level?

Alongside the UK Games Fund, we’ve awarded grants of up to £150k to hire staff, secure publishing deals and unlock more private investment for 22 game studios
#UKGamesFund #WeCreate

Find out more: gov.uk/government/new…

We're giving over £3M of Govt backing to emerging video game developers & start-up studios to help them scale up their businesses & create the next British gaming hits 🎮💻

All part of our plan to unlock growth & maximise the potential of our brilliant creative industries.

Our Creative Industries are thriving but we can always do more to support them.

It was great to meet with @peterbazalgette & the chairs of the Creative Industries Council working groups to discuss new opportunities to grow these brilliant sectors.

Officially 100 days to go until our brilliant Team GB Olympic team takes on the world, winning medals, setting records & inspiring a nation

I caught up with Pentathlon GB Olympic Champion Joe Choong MBE🇬🇧 to see what his #TopTips are to a person who wants to compete in future games⤵️

Inflation has fallen - again.

It’s now at 3.2%, the lowest it has been in over two and a half years.

Sport has to be for everyone but that can't come at the expense of the fairness and safety of women and girls.

I chaired a meeting, joined by Kemi Badenoch to push national governing bodies to ensure this is the case.

Read more ⤵️
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Brilliant news that 'Giant' - the biopic drama on the life of the British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem Hamed - is going to be shot here in the UK, thanks to our tax reliefs.

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