Actor Kit Harington and singer Beverley Knight also put their support behind Sir Keir Starmer’s party ahead of the poll next week.
Sir Elton John has led a line-up of celebrities who have announced their support for Labour at the General Election.
Sir Elton, who sat next to his husband Furnish, said in his message: “It’s heartbreaking to see the hopes of Britain’s next generation of creative talent downtrodden and destroyed by bureaucracy and red tape. Furnish added of the music industry: “It’s madness to treat a hugely successful sector with such disdain, particularly one that has been the envy of the world for decades and contributes billions to the British economy every year, and has given us unrivalled soft power across the globe.”He believes there is a chance for youngsters to get “a creative education and help young and emerging musicians achieve the routes to success that have been cruelly and pointlessly snatched away from them”.
Game of Thrones star Harington said he would be voting Labour because he feels they have “a practical plan” that is needed in the face of the climate crisis. Soul singer and Olivier Award-winning actress Knight added: “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.”
Stars including Bill Bailey rubbed shoulders with the Labour leader at the event In her video message, TV personality Georgia Harrison said she hoped this would be a time to “to make a difference to violence against women and girls and hopefully combat the misogyny that we’re currently dealing with as a society”.
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