Era of culture wars is over, pledges new culture secretary Lisa Nandy

Nandy says her department will prioritise celebrating British culture and a less divisive vision of the UK

The era of culture wars is over", Lisa Nandy has promised in her first speech as culture secretary, saying her department will be at the heart of efforts to reflect a more positive and less divisive vision of the UK.

For too long, for too many people, the story we tell ourselves, about ourselves as a nation, has not reflected them, their communities or their lives," Nandy told staff at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).