They are emulating acts like Irish singer-songwriter CMAT, who announced last week that she would not be performing at the Suffolk festival.
Duker posted a picture of herself at a previous Latitude Festival along with a brief video in which she said that although it had been “magical for me in the past,” she would not be performing as long as Barclays was the sponsor.
According to her, the bank is “profiting from the production of weaponry” that is being used in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“I’m determined to minimize my involvement in what I perceive to be a trend.
Additionally, she claimed that being pro-Palestinian “has gained me targeted pile-ons, violent abuse, and death threats”.
The Palestine Action, a group that last week attacked 20 bank branches in England and Scotland, has accused Barclays of having financial ties to both Israel’s arms trade and fossil fuels.
In an Instagram story, fellow comic Grace Campbell—the daughter of former spokesman for Sir Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell—shared Duker’s post and declared she was also withdrawing from the festival, which takes place from July 25 to 29.
Co-star Alexandra Haddow announced on Instagram that she would also be canceling appearances, saying, “I can’t in good conscience take the fee”.
