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Celebrities call on Wimbledon to drop Barclays sponsorship

Richard Curtis, Emma Thompson and others say bank is ‘financing and profiting from climate chaos’

Richard Curtis, Emma Thompson and Deborah Meaden are among celebrities who have called on Wimbledon to end its new partnership with Barclays over the bank’s multibillion-pound support for fossil fuel projects.

As the 2023 championships get under way on Monday, the group claims the sponsorship deal, reportedly worth at least £20m a year, is damaging the club’s reputation.

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