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Evening Standard
Carla Feric

Maxine Peake among 200 figures urging British Museum to support Palestine

Maxine Peake is among the signatories of the letter to the British Museum (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Actresses Maxine Peake, Siobhan McSweeney and Juliet Stevenson are among more than 200 cultural figures who have signed a letter to the British Museum urging it to show support for Palestinians.

The letter, coordinated by campaign group Culture Unstained, comes amid reports that the museum has removed the word “Palestine” from several of its gallery displays.

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