The Latitude Festival - which will be headlined by Keane, Kasabian, Duran Duran and London Grammar - has seen a number of musicians and comedians pull out over its link with Barclays.
Comedians Sophie Duker, Grace Campbell and Alexandra Haddow have pulled out of Latitude Festival in protest over event sponsor Barclays' ties to the Israel-Hamas war. They follow in the footsteps of musical acts including Irish singer-songwriter CMAT, who announced last week that she would no longer be performing at the Suffolk festival.
Read more on Sky News:UN Security Council backs ceasefire planHail smashes windows and nose of jet flying from Majorca In response to the exodus of acts, Barclays has defended its position, saying it recognises 'the profound human suffering' caused by the war. 'We provide vital financial services to US, UK and European public companies that supply defence products to NATO and its allies,' it said in a statement. 'Barclays does not directly invest in these companies.
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