The Latitude Festival has seen a number of musicians and comedians pull out over Barclays' ties to weapons companies linked to Israel.
Latitude Festival has dropped its sponsor, Barclays, after a number of musicians and comedians dropped out in protest over the bank's ties to the Israel-Hamas war. Latitude Festival told Sky News: 'Following discussion with artists, we have agreed with Barclays that they will step back from sponsorship of Latitude Festival'. Comedians Joanne McNally, Sophie Duker, Grace Campbell, and Alexandra Haddow all announced they would be boycotting the event last week.
She wrote: 'I am committed to minimising my complicity in what I consider to be a pattern of abhorrent, unlawful violence'. The 34-year-old comedian also said her pro-Palestinian stance 'has gained me violent abuse, targeted pile-ons and death threats'. Fellow comedian Grace Campbell, who is the daughter of Sir Tony Blair's former spokesman Alastair Campbell, shared Duker's post in an Instagram story, announcing she was also pulling out of the festival.
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