PRO-PALESTINIAN and climate groups disrupted the Barclays AGM today in protest at the bank holding shares in Israeli arms companies and continuing fossil fuel investments.

The annual shareholder meeting at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow descended into chaos as the campaigners drew attention to Barclays’ large investments in companies making weapons currently being used to Palestinians in Gaza and in fossil fuel and tree-burning corporations. 

Organisers, including representatives of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PCS), Fossil Free London and Extinction Rebellion Glasgow, flew Palestine flags, made speeches and held up banners reading: “Barclays funds bombs and big oil.”