A general view of the exterior of the Garrick Club
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)The campaign to end the “outrageous” 191-year ban on women joining the Garrick Club has reached Parliament, with a demand for a fresh vote on opening membership to all.
MPs have backed a Commons early day motion call on the clubland institution — where members have reportedly included Charles Dickens, Stephen Fry and Benedict Cumberbatch — to revoke its “gentlemen-only” rule.
